-- US natural gas stocks rose by 103 billion cubic feet in the week ended April 17, a larger gain than the 96 billion increase expected in a survey compiled by Bloomberg as of 7:35 am ET and following a revised increase of 60 billion cubic feet in the previous week.
Stocks at 2.063 trillion cubic feet are 7.4% higher than in the comparable week a year ago and 7.1% above their 5-year average.