Natural-gas prices jumped Friday in a rally that analysts attributed to technical trading after a bearish inventory report had sent prices to one-week lows the day before. Futures for June delivery settled up 14.6 cents, or 5.3%, at $2.880 a million British thermal units on the New York Mercantile Exchange, the highest settlement since March 18. Prices rose 3.7% this week. Prices had fallen to the lowest level since April 29 on Thursday after weekly stockpile data showed a larger-than-expected injection of gas into storage, suggesting that either production was more robust or demand was weaker than expected. Traders reversed those losses Friday. “The market seems keen to embrace a bullish turn when given the opportunity,” said Breanne Dougherty, analyst at Societe Generale SA, in a note. “With so little interest in the [natural gas] contract these days, even small levels of engagement can move the […]