Natural gas futures on Thursday fell early but gained ground through midday trading as a bullish government assessment of supplies in storage overshadowed near-term weakness in weather demand. However, the prompt month then retreated to near even in early afternoon trading. Spot prices slipped.
Here’s the latest:
- September Nymex gas contract down seven-tenths of a cent to $2.105/MMBtu at 2:20 p.m. ET
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) posts 21 Bcf injection into underground supply