A Quiet May Day

01 May 2008

A quiet day in the power market with little activity recorded.

A quiet day in the power market with little activity recorded. Movements in the gas market provided some bearish signals to power contracts, but with thin volumes traded, little movement was seen. It was oil again that was behind the gas market moves.


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