To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (670 ) 8/15/2001 7:11:33 PM From: craig crawford Respond to of 1643 yes, i noticed coal futures have enjoyed a nice run as of late. natural gas looks to have spiked pretty hard today. looks like gold got jiggy while i was gone too! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (BridgeNews) Aug. 15, 2000 GMT/1600 ET ................................................................. TOP STORIES: Natural gas at 7-week high on storage shocker; oil, gasoline backtrack New York, Aug. 15 (BridgeNews) - Natural gas futures skyrocketed 11.0%, reaching a seven-week high on a shockingly low storage injection in the latest weekly data. An American Gas Association spokesman said increased electricity use caused by last week's heat wave was most likely responsible for the massive jump in demand. Crude oil and gasoline erased gains tied to unexpectedly large stock drawdowns amid thoughts the rally was overdone, with gasoline down 2.5%. ( Stories .1906, .1900 ) Cocoa boosted to highest level since May 24 in technical rally New York, Aug. 15 (BridgeNews) - Cocoa futures advanced 1.7% to the highest level since May 24 in a show of technical strength after Tuesday's outside day with a higher close. Fundamentally, there is little news to drive the market; the Ivory Coast crop is still months away from harvest. ( Story .3738 ) Soybeans post upside reversal despite rain in Iowa Chicago, Aug. 15 (BridgeNews) - Soybean futures saw solid gains after an early break in prices uncovered commercial and speculative buying interest. Prices reversed around midday on indications that the rain in Iowa was going to miss parched Minnesota fields and perhaps fizzle as it moved east across the Mississippi River Wednesday night. ( Story .2900 )