US Energy Information Administration (EIA) released an official, weekly report on change in natural gas inventories today at 3:30 pm BST. Report was expected to show a 36 billion cubic feet increase, slightly higher than the 35 bcf build reported in the previous week. Actual data showed a smaller build of just 18 billion cubic feet.
NATGAS jumped following the release, erasing all of the daily losses and swinging to a positive territory. NATGAS trades over 3% higher compared to pre-release levels.
Source: xStation5
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