-- US natural gas stocks rose by 63 billion cubic feet in the week ended May 1, smaller than the 72 billion increase expected in a survey compiled by Bloomberg as of 7:40 am ET and following an increase of 79 billion cubic feet in the previous week.
Stocks at 2.205 trillion cubic feet are 3.5% higher than in the comparable week a year ago and 6.7% above their 5-year average.