February Nymex natural gas finished its final run as the front-month contract higher, but off an intraday peak of $3.588/MMBtu reached after the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) announced its decision to hold interest rates steady. A massive storage withdrawal expected Thursday added support.

Graph and two charts showing Natural Gas Intelligence's (NGI) natural gas storage snapshot including market consensus estimates for inventory.

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At A Glance:

Historic storage draw eyedBearish weather aheadDemand erosion expected