
August Nymex natural gas (NGQ25) on Wednesday closed up +0.028 (+0.79%), the third consecutive daily rise.
Aug nat-gas prices on Wednesday extended the week-long rally and posted a new 2-week high. The main bullish factor was warmer US weather forecasts, which would boost nat-gas demand from electricity providers to meet increased air conditioning usage. Atmospheric G2 said that forecasts shifted hotter in the eastern two-thirds of the US for July 21-25. The rest of the country also remains hot.