Positioning Ahead of Expiration, June Natural Gas Futures Climb as July Contract Inches Lower — MidDay Market Snapshot

Natural Gas Intelligence · last updated May 27, 2025 – 10:50 AM

Underlying fundamentals remained constructive, but natural gas futures continued drifting through afternoon trade, consolidating ahead of the June contract’s expiration on Wednesday and July’s roll into the lead position.

Natural Gas Intelligence's (NGI) Henry Hub midday natural gas price graph showing historical market volatility.

Here’s the latest:

June Nymex natural gas futures up 5.9 cents to $3.393/MMBtu; July contract 0.7 cents higher to $3.732 as of 2:30 p.m. ET from $3.625 intraday low

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