
September Nymex natural gas (NGU25) on Thursday closed up +0.074 (+2.69%).
Sep nat-gas prices moved sharply higher on Thursday due to a lower-than-expected build in weekly nat-gas inventories. The EIA reported Thursday that nat-gas inventories rose +13 bcf for the week ended August 15, below expectations of +18 bcf and the five-year average for this time of year of +35 bcf.