Energy department shows natural-gas inventories fall for the week ended Dec. 21

From Mark Decambre: The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported Friday that domestic supplies of natural gas fell by 48 billion cubic feet for the week ended Dec. 21. Total stocks now stand at 2.725 trillion cubic feet, down 623 billion cubic feet from a year ago, and 647 billion below the five-year average, the government said. February natural gas NGG19, -7.19% was trading at $3.369 per million British thermal units, down 18 cents, or 4.9%.