Report: US natural gas futures hold steady in early trading.

U.S. natural gas futures held steady, with recent milder weather outlook partially offset by the recovery in liquefied natural gas feedstock supply. Ritterbusch & Associates stated in a report that the market "is forced to reflect further bearish risks from weather factors in pricing, while also impacted by some negative spillover effects from the decline in oil prices." However, the agency added, "we still expect export activity to increase further, which provided some price support earlier in the week." New York Mercantile Exchange natural gas futures rose by 0.1%, settling at $3.090 per million British thermal unit.