1505 ET - U.S. natural gas futures fall for a second session as the market takes in the bearish implications of last week's 103 Bcf inventory build, the earliest triple-digit injection on record. "The market had been grinding higher on the idea that a late season cool-down could keep demand closer to seasonal norms for a bit longer, but that support gave way once traders were forced to reconcile weather optimism with a build that looked far too heavy for April," Gelber & Associates says in a note. "The weather story has not disappeared, but it is being downgraded by a market that is now anchored to storage and the path of injections." Nymex natural gas settles down 3.5% at $2.523/mmBtu. (anthony.harrup@wsj.com)
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April 24, 2026 15:05 ET (19:05 GMT)
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