Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:53:10 GMT
Crude oil surged; natural gas tumbled on Tuesday
Energy markets faced mixed performance on Tuesday with Dow-Jones Energy Index falling by 1.06% over the day. Natural gas and heating oil were among the top losers as natural gas continued to face strong downward pressure from mild weather forecasts and constantly growing US inventories. At the same time, crude oil overcame psychologically significant level of $100 per barrel, ending