November Nymex natural gas (NGX26) on Wednesday closed up +0.089 (+2.86%).
Nat-gas prices extended this week’s rally on Wednesday, posting a 1.5-week high and settling sharply higher. Forecasts for cooler US weather that will boost heating demand for nat-gas boosted prices on Wednesday. The Commodity Weather Group said Wednesday that forecasts shifted cooler, with normal seasonal weather expected across the northern half of the US from October 11-16.