Natural gas price stock today: UNG slips as U.S. futures start 2026 lower on warmer weather outlook
NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 17:06 ET — After-hours U.S. natural gas prices slid on Friday, and the main natural-gas tracking fund on U.S. exchanges moved with them. The United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG), an exchange-traded fund that tracks near-dated U.S. natural gas futures, closed down 1.6% at $12.06 and was last at $12.04 in after-hours trading. StockAnalysis Front-month natural gas futures for February delivery were down 9.6 cents, or 2.6%, at $3.59 per million British thermal units (mmBtu), a standard energy unit used in U.S. gas trading. Baird Maritime / Work Boat World The timing matters because the