Natural gas futures edge up after inventories

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Natural gas futures tipped higher Thursday after a weekly inventories report showed a rise in stockpiles in line with expectations. Natural gas for November delivery rose 3 cents, or 0.6%, to $3.719 per million British thermal units. It had traded down 7 cents ahead of the data. The Energy Information Administration said working gas in storage rose 91 billion cubic feet for the week ended Oct. 8. Analysts polled by Platts were expecting an increase between 89 to 93 billion cubic feet. November oil futures traded up 35 cents to $83.36 a barrel ahead of EIA inventories data at 11 a.m. Eastern.