
Sep Nymex natural gas (NGU24) on Tuesday closed down by -0.037 (-1.66%).
Sep nat-gas prices Tuesday gave up an early advance and posted moderate losses on the outlook for US nat-gas supplies to remain abundant, despite forecasts for hotter weather. As of August 9, nat-gas inventories were +13.0% above their 5-year seasonal average, signaling ample nat-gas supplies. Nat-gas prices Tuesday initially moved higher after Maxar Technologies said the Midwest and East are expected to see above-normal and much-above-normal temperatures for August 25-29, boosting nat-gas demand from electricity providers to run air conditioning.