
July Nymex natural gas (NGN25) on Friday closed up by +0.107 (+2.91%).
July nat-gas prices on Friday rallied to a 1-week high and settled sharply higher as US weather forecasts turned hotter, potentially boosting nat-gas demand from electricity providers to run air-conditioning. Forecaster Atmospheric G2 said Friday that forecasts shifted warmer for the South and Northwest, with early-summer warmth expected over the northern half of the country for June 11-15.