
Sep Nymex natural gas (NGU24) on Friday closed down by -0.031 (-1.51%).
Sep nat-gas prices on Friday extended this week's slide to a 2-1/2 week low. Nat-gas prices were weighed down Friday by negative carryover from Thursday when weekly EIA inventories rose +35 bcf, well above expectations of a +25 bcf build, thus keeping inventories well above their 5-year average by +12.6%.