Fri, 28 Dec 2012 10:47:38 GMT
Natural gas tanks ahead of EIA inventory data
Energy futures, excluding heating oil, moved lower on Thursday as demand for riskier assets weakened amid escalated concerns over US fiscal deadlock. Dismal CB consumer confidence figure and weak data from the US housing market added pressure on the commodity group. However, the downswing was limited due to encouraging profits of Chinese industrial firms in November.Crude oil fell ahead of