Closing Commodities: Natural Gas Ends Flat Following Big Run Yesterday; Oil Rises, Helped By Storm
* Following a +5% run higher yesterday, natural gas futures ended the day on a dull note
* July nat gas futures closed floor trading flat at $2.89/MMBtu
* Overall, in the energy space, the tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico is providing some uncertainty
* This helped oil futures today, which rose modestly
* July crude oil gained $0.45 at $60.00/barrel
* Metals fell today as the dollar index remained higher
* Aug gold lost $4.50 to $1181.10/oz, while July silver fell $0.11 at $15.97/oz
* July copper declined $0.04 today to $2.61/lb