Natural-gas futures fell Tuesday for the first time in nine sessions, but held near six-month highs amid mixed near-term weather signals. Market participants said winter weather is the driving force now and confirmation that in coming days temperatures in key markets will turn much colder could reignite the rally. “We’re seeing a bit of a pullback after the recent gains,” said Kyle Cooper, analyst at IAF Advisors in Houston. Front-month gas surged 12.1%, or 43.2 cents, over the prior eight trading sessions as frigid temperatures lingered in key Midwest and East Coast markets for gas-fired home-heating. Natural gas for January delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange settled 1.2 cents lower at $3.976 per million British thermal units. Prices […]