The natural gas sector is up slightly at the opening, with three consecutive daily limit increases in water-based natural gas stocks.

The gas sector rose in the early trading session, with Xin'ao shares hitting a new intraday high. Shuifa gas had its third consecutive daily limit up, while Shengli shares and Guoxin Energy also hit their daily limits. Kaitian Gas rose more than 20%, and Tianhao Energy, Changchun Gas, Hongtong Gas, Baise Energy, and Public Utilities also followed the upward trend.