
Aug Nymex natural gas (NGQ23) on Friday closed -0.044 (-1.60%).
Nat-gas prices Friday gave up early gains and posted moderate losses on ample U.S. gas supplies, with U.S. nat-gas inventories more than +13% above their 5-year seasonal average. Nat gas prices retreated Friday despite record-high temperatures in the western and southwestern U.S. that are boosting nat-gas demand from electricity providers to power air-conditioning.