That put the contract down about 2% from where the August future closed on Wednesday when it was still the front month and on track for its lowest settle since July 21
On its first day as the front-month, gas futures for August delivery rose 14.1 cents, or 3.9%, from Monday's close to $3.734 per million British thermal units (mmBtu) .
Front-month gas futures for July delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) rose 3.8 cents, or 1.2%, to $3.229 per million British thermal units (mmBtu).
US pipeline exports to Mexico averaged 6.7 bcfd so far in June, putting them on track to top May's 6.2-bcfd record.
"In the Indian market there was some slowdown, but the situation is not as bad as last year," Manoj Jain.
Due to falling local gas consumption in April and May, GAIL diverted two cargoes to international markets while Petronet deferred one cargo for delivery in June.
Traders noted that that small price decline came ahead of a federal report expected to show last week's storage build was in line with normal levels for this time of year.
Front-month gas futures fell 3.3 cents, or 1.1%, to $3.042 per million British thermal units.
On its first day as the front-month, gas futures for July delivery fell 2.9 cents, or 1.0%, from where the July contract closed on Wednesday to $2.998 per million British thermal units.
US pipeline exports to Mexico, meanwhile, averaged 6.0 bcfd so far in May, just off April's monthly record of 6.1 bcfd, Refinitiv data showed.
That US price gain came despite forecasts for milder weather and lower demand over the next two weeks than previously expected, a decline in exports and a slow but steady increase in output this month.
The July contract, which will soon be the front-month, gained about 3 cents to $3.00 per mmBtu.
The price decline came despite forecasts that warmer weather in coming weeks will boost the amount of gas power generators burn to keep air conditioners humming.
Front-month gas futures fell 1.2 cents, or 0.4%, to $2.913 per million British thermal units
Traders noted gas prices were also following oil futures lower. US crude fell more than $2 a barrel on renewed global demand concerns as coronavirus cases in Asia rise, among other things.
Front-month gas futures fell 4.2 cents, or 1.4%, to $2.970 per million British thermal units.
On its last day as the front-month, gas futures for May delivery rose 2.4 cents, or 0.8%, to $2.897 per million British thermal units.
That increase kept the front-month in overbought territory with a Relative Strength Index (RSI) over 70 for a third day in a row for the first time since August 2020.