Friday, September 7, 2012

UPDATED--Some US natgas trades on NYMEX being canceled

Update below.
Original post:
A quick hit from Reuters:
Some U.S. natural gas futurestrades on the New York Mercantile Exchange 
were being canceled on Friday after trading was halted due to technical 
issues, energy traders said. 
 
Front-month October natural gas futures on NYMEX last traded down 8 cents, 
or nearly 3 percent, at $2.696 per mmBtu  just prior to 10 a.m. EDT. 
Traders said gas trading continued on ICE, where the front month contract 
was trading in the $2.71 area as of 10:30 a.m. EDT 
 
A CME spokesman was not immediately available for comment. 
CME Group is the parent of NYMEX.
 
NYMEX Natural Gas Resumes Trading, Heads South