-- US natural gas stocks rose by 50 billion cubic feet in the week ended April 3, larger than the 48 billion increase expected in a survey compiled by Bloomberg as of 7:35 am ET and following a revised increase of 32 billion cubic feet in the previous week.
Stocks at 1.911 trillion cubic feet are 4.9% higher than in the comparable week a year ago and 4.8% above their 5-year average.