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U.S. natural gas futures held steady on Thursday as the market waited for direction from a federal report ​expected to show energy firms added a near-normal amount of gas to storage last week.

U.S. natural gas futures rose as weather models overnight added a little more heat to the near-term outlook, lifting expected cooling demand.

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U.S. natural gas futures were lower following three sessions of gains with the market weighing the weather outlook and the pick-up in LNG exports against ample storage and expectations of higher production.

U.S. natural gas futures were lower with the market more focused on the loss of weather-driven demand than the U.S.-Iran agreement to end the Middle East conflict.