Gas prices in Europe rose to $ 2,225

Exchange prices for gas in Europe to close trading on Thursday rose by 1.7%, to $ 2,224.9 per thousand cubic meters. This is evidenced by the data of the Ice London Exchange.

During the day, prices from the end of July exceeded $ 2,300 for the first time. So, the price maximum of futures contracts for the supply of gas in September (according to TTF index) amounted to $ 2,314.7 (+5.8% for the estimated price the day before – $ 2,187.2), at least $ 2198.2 (+0 , 5%), and the closing price is 2,224.9 dollars per thousand cubic meters (+1.7%).