1444 ET - U.S. natural gas settles up 2.4% at $3.221/mmBtu as weather outlooks add near-term demand and the market looks to tomorrow's weekly inventory data from the EIA. Following light to moderate national demand through Saturday, heat picks up over the eastern two-thirds of the U.S. with temperature highs of upper 80s to 100s, "including 90s for many major central and eastern U.S. cities from Chicago to Washington D.C.," NatGasWeather.com says in a note. Natural gas storage is expected to have risen by 70 Bcf last week, according to a WSJ survey of analysts, paring the surplus over the five-year average to 146 Bcffrom 151 Bcf.(anthony.harrup@wsj.com)
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June 24, 2026 14:45 ET (18:45 GMT)
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