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• United States Natural Gas (NYSE: UNG) rockets 4.4% to $9.41. The ETF, and natural gas as a whole, advances on news of a larger-than-expected decline in unemployment claims and on investors purchasing contracts as a hedge against colder weather over the Thanksgiving weekend. Weather reports were mixed for key areas, such as the Midwest and Northeast.
• SPDR S&P Retail (NYSE: XRT) up 1.86% to $35.53. The ETF is up on positive earnings out of Tiffany’s (NYSE: TIF) and J. Crew (NYSE: JCG). Also, we are just two short days away from “Black Friday.”
• iShares MSCI Japan Index