NEW YORK, Jan 2, 2026, 17:06 ET — After-hours

• U.S. Natural Gas Fund (UNG) ended regular trading down 1.6% as U.S. natural gas futures fell. StockAnalysis
• Traders pointed to warmer U.S. forecasts and a smaller-than-expected storage draw, with near-record output still in the background. Baird Maritime / Work Boat World
• Focus now turns to updated mid-January weather models and next week’s U.S. storage data. Baird Maritime / Work Boat World

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…