Front Month Nymex Natural Gas for Sept. delivery gained 56.80 cents per million British thermal units, or 6.48% to $9.3360 per million British thermal units this week

--Up for two consecutive weeks

--Up $1.272 or 15.77% over the last two weeks

--Largest two week gain since the week ending July 22, 2022

--Largest two week percentage gain since the week ending July 29, 2022

--Up six of the past seven weeks

--Today it is up 14.80 cents or 1.61%

--Snaps a two session losing streak

--A new 52-week high

--Highest settlement value since Friday, Aug. 1, 2008

--Up 162.17% from its 52-week low of $3.561 hit Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021

--Rose 142.43% from 52 weeks ago

--Up 151.17% from its 2022 settlement low of $3.717 hit Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022

--Off 39.29% from its record high of $15.378 hit Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2005

--Month-to-date it is up 13.45%

--Year-to-date it is up $5.606 or 150.29%

All prices are calculated based on the settlement price of the current front month contract.

Source: Dow Jones Market Data

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August 19, 2022 15:01 ET (19:01 GMT)