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Buoyed by renewed storm fears and bargain buying followingThursday’s 6% price slide, natural gas futures were higher Friday,leaving traders to speculate as to whether the downward pricecorrection is complete. November received the largest boost of anymonth, recovering 6.2 cents to close at $5.186. The winter strip,followed suit, gaining a nickel to close at $5.105.