Here’s How Heating Oil Affected Natural Gas Today

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Treasuries finished lower today.

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was down by -13 to close at 106-09; and the five year note was down by 0-220 at 111-025
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Metals

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down by 7.70 at 494.5. Copper was
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was down by .0045
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Energy

August crude
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oil was up .25 to close at 30.95. Natural gas was
up by .156 to close at 5.275
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on speculation declining US
production of heating oil will spur demand for natural gas.

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