-- US natural gas stocks rose by 79 billion cubic feet in the week ended April 24, slower than the 83 billion increase expected in a survey compiled by Bloomberg as of 7:35 am ET and following an increase of 103 billion cubic feet in the previous week.
Stocks at 2.142 trillion cubic feet were 5.7% higher than in the comparable week a year ago and 7.7% above their 5-year average.