
October Nymex natural gas (NGV25) on Friday closed up +0.053 (+1.80%).
Oct nat-gas prices on Friday rose for the third consecutive session and posted a 1.5-week high. Nat-gas prices moved higher Friday on signs of tighter supplies after the EIA reported on Thursday that nat-gas inventories rose +18 bcf in the week ended August 22, below the consensus of +27 bcf. US nat-gas supplies are now down -3.5% from the same time last year.