The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported Thursday that domestic supplies of natural gas rose by 51 billion cubic feet for the week ended July 6. Market consensus had called for a rise just shy of 60 billion cubic feet, according to Schneider Electric. Total stocks now stand at 2.203 trillion cubic feet, down 725 billion cubic feet from a year ago, and 519 billion below the five-year average, the government said. August natural gas NGQ18, -0.39% fell 2.1 cents, or 0.7%, at $2.808 per million British thermal units, down from $2.824 before the supply data. (full story)