The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) on Thursday reported an injection of 64 Bcf natural gas into storage for the week ended Nov. 11. The result was roughly in line with expectations and, with a shift to withdrawals expected soon, Nymex natural gas futures held in positive territory in morning trading.

Ahead of the EIA report, the December contract was up 16.6 cents at $6.366/MMBtu. The prompt month ticked up further to $6.377 when the EIA data was released at 10:30 a.m. ET.

Following another 30 minutes of trading, the December contract had given up some of its gains but was still up 10.3 cents to $6.303.

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