The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) on Thursday reported an injection of 84 Bcf into natural gas storage for the week ended June 9. The result came in below analysts’ median expectations and Nymex natural gas futures rallied.

Prior to the 10:30 a.m. ET report, the July futures contract was up 10.4 cents at $2.446/MMBtu. The prompt month climbed further to $2.454 when the EIA data was released. By around 11 a.m. ET, it was up 18.2 cents from Wednesday’s regular session close to $2.524.

Ahead of the print, analysts anticipated an increase in the 90s Bcf. EIA posted a build of 94 Bcf a year earlier for the week and the five-year average increase was 84 Bcf.

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