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Natural gas futures moved in the opposite direction after the Energy Department said supplies rose more than expected last week. Natural gas fell 16 cents, or 4.1 percent, to end at $3.58 per 1,000 cubic feet. That's the lowest level since March 6. Gas was priced at $4.17 per 1,000 cubic feet just a month ago. At the pump, the average price for a gallon of gas fell 1 cent to $3.53, the lowest average since May 7. That's 10 cents cheaper than a month ago, although still 15 cents more expensive than at this time last year. Brent crude, which is used to set prices for oil used by many U.S. refineries to make gasoline, rose $1.16 to finish at $102.82 a barrel. In other energy futures trading on the Nymex: Heating oil rose 4 cents to end at $2.89 a gallon. Wholesale gasoline rose 1 cent to finish at $2.74 a gallon.
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