Natural gas futures on Monday advanced through early afternoon trading, propelled by forecasts for widespread heat in late August, lighter production and expectations for another big sign of tightening supply/demand with Thursday’s government inventory data. Spot prices also advanced.
Here’s the latest:
- September Nymex gas trading up 9.9 cents to $2.222/MMBtu as of 2:20 p.m. ET
- Bullish storage print anticipated with U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) assessment