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Nat-Gas Prices Climb on Smaller-Than-Expected Storage Build

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October Nymex natural gas (NGV26 ) on Thursday closed up +0.010 (+0.35%). Nat-gas prices settled higher on Thursday on a smaller-than-expected build in weekly nat-gas storage. The EIA reported on Thursday that nat-gas inventories rose by +44 bcf the week ended September 11, below expectations of +48 bcf. However, nat-gas...

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • XOM Exxon Mobil

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

  • CVX Chevron

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

  • OXY Occidental Petroleum

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

  • COP ConocoPhillips

    Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise

  • VLO Valero

    Refiners' profits move with crude and fuel prices

  • MPC Marathon Petroleum

    Refiners' profits move with crude and fuel prices

  • XOP SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration

    A fund of oil and gas producers

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR

    A fund of energy companies

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    This fund moves with oil prices

  • OIH VanEck Oil Services

    Oilfield services rise when drilling follows oil prices

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

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October Nymex natural gas (NGV26 ) on Thursday closed up +0.010 (+0.35%). Nat-gas prices settled higher on Thursday on a smaller-than-expected build in weekly nat-gas storage. The EIA reported on Thursday that nat-gas inventories rose by +…

Source: Nasdaq Markets

United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) compared with energy stocks (XLE) since 17 Sep 2026

Since the first closing price after “Nat-Gas Prices Climb on Smaller-Than-Expected Storage Build,” United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) is +0.48%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is +0.65% over the same days, a -0.17% difference versus the market. energy stocks (XLE) is +5.44%, a -4.96% difference versus that group of stocks.

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Filings that name United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) around 17 Sep 2026

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United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) on one side of this energy story

Companies mentioned with this story

  • UNG United States Natural Gas Fund

    United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 17 Sep 2026 story “Nat-Gas Prices Climb on Smaller-Than-Expected Storage Build.” Reason on file: Natural-gas or LNG supply changes can transmit through gas pricing and energy-sector cash flows

  • XLE Select Sector Spdr Tr

    Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 17 Sep 2026 story “Nat-Gas Prices Climb on Smaller-Than-Expected Storage Build.” Reason on file: Natural-gas or LNG supply changes can transmit through gas pricing and energy-sector cash flows

  • AEIS Advanced Energy Industries

    In “Nat-Gas Prices Climb on Smaller-Than-Expected Storage Build,” Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected AEIS as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • AMPY Amplify Energy

    In “Nat-Gas Prices Climb on Smaller-Than-Expected Storage Build,” Amplify Energy (AMPY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected AMPY as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • ATO Atmos Energy

    In “Nat-Gas Prices Climb on Smaller-Than-Expected Storage Build,” Atmos Energy (ATO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected ATO as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • BE Bloom Energy

    Bloom Energy (BE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 17 Sep 2026 story “Nat-Gas Prices Climb on Smaller-Than-Expected Storage Build.” Reason on file: GA selected BE as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • BTE Baytex Energy

    For “Nat-Gas Prices Climb on Smaller-Than-Expected Storage Build,” Baytex Energy (BTE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected BTE as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • CLNE Clean Energy Fuels

    In “Nat-Gas Prices Climb on Smaller-Than-Expected Storage Build,” Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected CLNE as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: energy. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

How “Nat-Gas Prices Climb on Smaller-Than-Expected Storage Build” reaches United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG)

“Nat-Gas Prices Climb on Smaller-Than-Expected Storage Build” (17 Sep 2026) reaches United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) through Energy.

For United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG), the reason on file says Natural-gas or LNG supply changes can transmit through gas pricing and energy-sector cash flows

A second company, Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE), is listed for a different reason: Natural-gas or LNG supply changes can transmit through gas pricing and energy-sector cash flows

The price range for United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG), and the dates in the story

AEIS traded between 235.20 and 309.05 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 240.77. UNG traded between 10.14 and 11.66 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 10.47. XLE traded between 60.95 and 68.51 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 67.80.

The energy score for United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG)

46 out of 100

“Nat-Gas Prices Climb on Smaller-Than-Expected Storage Build” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies.