
May Nymex natural gas (NGK25) on Thursday closed down by -0.092 (-3.04%).
May nat-gas prices on Thursday tumbled to a 5-month nearest-futures low and settled sharply lower on a larger-than-expected build in weekly EIA nat-gas supplies. EIA nat-gas inventories rose +88 bcf for the week ended April 18, higher than expectations of +75 bcf and well above the five-year average for this time of year of +58 bcf.