
December Nymex natural gas (NGZ25) on Thursday closed up +0.125 (+2.95%).
Dec nat-gas prices moved higher on Thursday due to expectations that colder US temperatures will boost heating demand for nat-gas. Forecaster Atmospheric G2 said Thursday that forecasts shifted colder over the eastern US for November 11-15. Thursday's weekly EIA storage report was neutral for prices as nat-gas inventories rose+33 bcf for the week ended October 31, right on expectations but below the five-year average of +42 bcf.