MW: Nat gas prices decline after EIA report on stocks
By Claudia Assis
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Natural-gas futures declined Thursday after a government report showed a larger-than-expected increase in stockpiles. Natural gas for August delivery retreated 12 cents, or 2.7%, to $4.44 per million British thermal units. The Energy Information Administration reported an increase by 78 billion cubic feet for the week ended July 2. Analysts polled by Platts had expected an increase of 70 to 74 billion cubic feet.
