Gas Market Update

March natural gas NGH15, +0.46%  settled nearly unchanged at $2.834 per million British thermal units.

Gasoline Market Update

Gasoline for March delivery RBH5, +0.42%  added 4.3 cents to $1.616 a gallon, while heating oil for the same month HOH5, +0.56%  rose 3.4 cents to $1.994 a gallon. 

Oil settles lower; EIA inventory report not as bad as expected

Oil futures fell on Thursday, but settled well above the session’s worst levels after U.S. government report showed a rise in weekly crude supplies that was smaller than the “gargantuan” increase reported by a trade group a day earlier.

Oil for March delivery CLH5, +0.94%  fell 98 cents, or 1.9%, to settle at $51.16 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Before the EIA data, prices traded around $49.70 and were on pace for the lowest settlement since Feb. 11.

Gold ends higher, rebounds from nearly 7-week low

Gold futures settled higher on Thursday, rebounding from their lowest close in almost seven weeks on signs the Federal Reserve is in no hurry to hike interest rates.

Gold for April delivery GCJ5, +0.02%  tacked on $7.40, or 0.5%, to settle at $1,207.60 an ounce on Comex.

Asian Market Update

FINANCIAL markets in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and South Korea are closed on Friday for a public holiday.