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Natural gas dropped 25.1 cents, or 8 percent, to end at $2.92 per 1,000 cubic feet. At the pump, retail gasoline prices added 1.3 cents to a national average of $3.534 per gallon, according to auto club AAA, Wright Express and Oil Price Information Service. A gallon of regular unleaded has jumped by more than 20 cents since the beginning of July. It's still 40 cents cheaper than its peak price for the year in April. In other futures trading, heating oil lost 1.65 cents to finish at $2.8423 per gallon while wholesale gasoline added 3.54 cents to end at $2.8696 per gallon. Brent crude, which helps set the price for imported oil, lost 6 cents to end at $105.90 per barrel in London.
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