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Natural Gas Aug '26 (NGQ26)

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Natural Gas Futures Market News and Commentary

Above-Average Build in Gas Storage Weighs on Nat-Gas Prices

August Nymex natural gas (NGQ26) on Thursday closed down -0.200 (-6.23%).

Nat-gas prices tumbled to a 1.5-month low on Thursday and settled sharply lower.  Above-average weekly US nat-gas storage levels undercut prices. The EIA reported on Thursday that weekly EIA nat-gas inventories rose by +61 bcf for the week ended July 3, above the five-year average for the week at +51 bcf. 

A bearish factor for nat-gas prices in the medium term is speculation that a powerful El Niño weather system will bring warmer-than-normal temperatures to the Northern Hemisphere this fall and winter, reducing nat-gas heating demand. 

US (lower-48) dry gas production on Thursday was 113.5 bcf/day (+6.8% y/y), according to BNEF. Lower-48 state gas demand on Thursday was 78.1 bcf/day (+0.1% y/y), according to BNEF.  Estimated LNG net flows to US LNG export terminals on Thursday were 19.0 bcf/day (-1.0% w/w), according to BNEF.

Projections for higher US nat-gas production are negative fo... Read more

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Crude Oil Prices Slump on Limited Escalation of US-Iran Conflict

August WTI crude oil (CLQ26 ) on Thursday closed down -1.44 (-1.96%), and August RBOB gasoline (RBQ26 ) closed down -0.0647 (-2.00%). Crude oil and gasoline...

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Above-Average Build in Gas Storage Weighs on Nat-Gas Prices

August Nymex natural gas (NGQ26 ) on Thursday closed down -0.200 (-6.23%). Nat-gas prices tumbled to a 1.5-month low on Thursday and settled sharply lower....

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Crude Oil Prices Erase Early Gains in Hopes of Limited US-Iran Hostilities

August WTI crude oil (CLQ26 ) today is down -1.32 (-1.80%), and August RBOB gasoline (RBQ26 ) is down -0.0332 (-1.07%). Crude oil and gasoline prices gave...

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Eversource Energy will release its second-quarter earnings soon, and analysts anticipate a single-digit profit dip.

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RBC Capital Just Downgraded AVAV Stock. Here's Why.

RBC analysts downgrade AeroVironment stock to "Sector Perform." Here’s why the firm recommends caution in playing AVAV shares at current levels.

Stocks Settle Higher as Chipmakers Rally and Crude Prices Fall

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Thursday closed up +0.81%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.27%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index...

Mizuho Just Upgraded Five Below Stock. Here's Why.

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Worries About T-Mobile’s Competition From Satellite Companies Look Overdone

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Virax Biolabs Stock Skyrockets 100% on Exclusive Distribution Agreement

Virax stock soars on a commercial supply agreement with Fosun Diagnostics. But disciplined investors are cautioned against chasing the momentum in VRAX...

Dollar Falls as Stocks Rally and Crude Oil Retreats

The dollar index (DXY00 ) fell by -0.08% on Thursday. The dollar moved lower on Thursday as strength in stocks reduced liquidity demand for the currency....

iShares’ New Nasdaq-100 ETF May Be Cheap. But IQQ Is a Giant Red Flag That the AI Bubble Is Getting Ready to Burst.

It is a sign of the times when BlackRock, the kingpin of the ETF world, decides to offer an ETF that is a clone of the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ).

META Stock Alert: What to Know as Meta Platforms Announces $9 Billion Data Center

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