ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas

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U.S. natural gas futures were slightly higher while still struggling to break out of their recent range under $3.

U.S. natural gas futures were modestly higher ahead of the EIA's weekly inventory report, with the market also keeping watch on Tropical Storm Bertha as it makes its way along the Louisiana coast toward Texas.

U.S. natural gas futures gained but still held in a tight range reflecting investors short-term temperature outlooks.

Energy was one of just three S&P 500 sectors to close higher yesterday and the only one with positive net breadth on the day. Nineteen percent of energy stocks are at 52-week highs, compared with 5.9% for second-place Consumer Staples.

U.S. natural gas futures were steady after recent declines on a milder weather outlook and soft LNG feedgas flows.

Liquefied natural gas is poised to become the United States' second-largest net export industry within ​five years, adding nearly $1.4 trillion to its ‌gross domestic product through 2040, according to an S&P Global Energy study.

U.S. natural gas futures continued to claw back ground after their slide under $3, edging higher for a third session.

U.S. natural gas futures held steady on Thursday as the market waited for direction from a federal report ​expected to show energy firms added a near-normal amount of gas to storage last week.

U.S. natural gas futures were modestly lower as soft LNG feedgas flows due to terminal maintenance partially offset demand to meet summer cooling needs.

Nymex natural gas fell with inventories well above average and LNG demand softer due to terminal maintenance.