MTECHTIPS:-U.S. natural gas futures edge higher after weekly storage data
MTECHTIPS-U.S. natural gas futures jumped in North America trade on Thursday, after data showed that natural gas supplies in storage in the U.S. fell unexpectedly last week, as a recent heat wave prompted households to ramp up their air conditioning. for delivery in September on the New York Mercantile Exchange rose 2.5 cents, or 0.88%, to trade at $2.864 per million British thermal units by 14:33 GMT, or 10:33 AM ET. Prices were at around $2.837 prior to the release of the supply data. , prices surged 10.6 cents, or 3.88%, as traders placed wagers that this week's storage data would be on the bullish side. The U.S. Energy Information Administration said in its weekly report that in the U.S. in the week ended July 29 declined by 6 billion cubic feet, compared to forecasts for an increase of 2 billion. That compared with a build of 17 billion cubic feet in the preceding week, 41 billion a year earlier and a five-year average of 54 billion cubic feet. Total U.S. natural gas storage stood at 3.288 trillion cubic feet, 11.8% higher than levels at this time a year ago and 14.1% above the five-year average for this time of year. Meanwhile, updated weather forecasting models pointed to mostly mild weather across most parts of
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