Crude closes flat on the year; natural gas down 44%

4:30 pm ET Dec 29, 2006

DJIA

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2,415

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10Yr

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+0.020

Crude closes flat on the year; natural gas down 44%

Crude-oil futures crept higher on the final day of the trading year
Friday but finished 2006 with a flat performance, as traders weighed
supplies against milder-than-normal weather in the Eastern U.S.