Natural gas futures down 1.74% after a sharp rally in last few days In the futures market, natural gas for February delivery touched an intraday high of Rs 211.60 and an intraday low of Rs 205.20 per mmBtu on the MCX. Mumbai / February 03, 2021 / 03:13 PM IST Natural gas futures eased to Rs 208.90 per mmBtu on February 3 as participants increased their short positions as seen by the open interest. Natural gas price slipped 0.2 percent on February 2 on the NYMEX. Natural gas pared losses after a gap down opening in the afternoon session. The gas price touched the high of $3.005/mmBtu in intra-day trade on February 2, but lost momentum and ended lower.