
March Nymex natural gas (NGH25) on Monday closed up by +0.135 (+4.08%).
Mar nat-gas prices Monday rallied to a 2-week high and settled sharply higher. Nat-gas prices rallied on expectations for colder US weather that would boost heating demand for nat-gas. Forecaster Atmospheric G2 said Monday that forecasts have shifted colder, especially in the Central and Eastern parts of the US, for February 15-19. Strength in European nat-gas prices also supported US gas prices after European nat-gas Monday surged to a 2-year high.