<div id="readability-page-1"><div>** Shares of natural gas companies rise, tracking rise in natgas prices ** U.S. natgas futures climb 1.7% to $2.79 per million British thermal units** Natural gas prices are up due to a smaller-than-expected storage build, recent declines in daily output and increased gas flows to liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plants** Shares of natgas companies: CNX Resources up marginally, Energy Transfer up 1.4%, Cheniere Energy up 2.7% and EQT Corp up 1.1%** ETFs: United States Natural Gas Fund up 2%, while ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas is up marginally</div></div>

Shares of natural gas companies have increased, following a rise in natural gas prices, which climbed 1.7% to $2.79 per million British thermal units. This price increase is attributed to a smaller-than-expected storage build, reduced daily output, and higher gas flows to LNG export plants. Notable stock movements include CNX Resources, Energy Transfer, Cheniere Energy, and EQT Corp, with respective increases of 1.4% to 2.7%. Additionally, ETFs like the United States Natural Gas Fund rose by 2%.

Natgas companies rise on small storage build, higher gas flows to LNG export plants