0854 ET - U.S. natural gas futures start the week lower with weather-driven demand easing and production practically back at pre-winter storm levels. The recent swing in storage to a deficit against the five-year average, and expectations the deficit will increase with this week's report, leaves the market more sensitive to another late-winter cold spell, Ritterbusch and Associates says in a note. But by March, "the cold weather factor tends to subside with the rollover to the April contract as prompt month." Nymex natural gas is off 8.2% at $3.141/mmBtu.(anthony.harrup@wsj.com)
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February 09, 2026 08:54 ET (13:54 GMT)
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