Reuters Africa reported that U.S. natural gas futures rose 1.7 cents.
As quoted in the market news:
As of 9:00 a.m. EDT (1300 GMT), front-month August natural gas futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange were at $2.916 per mmBtu, up 1.7 cents, after trading as high as $2.957, the highest mark for a front month since early January, according to Reuters data.
