
March Nymex natural gas (NGH25) on Friday closed down by -0.003 (-0.10%).
Mar nat-gas prices Friday dropped to an 8-week low but settled slightly lower. Short covering emerged in nat-gas prices Friday after European nat-gas prices rallied to a 15-month high. Since posting a 1-year nearest-futures high two weeks ago, nat-gas prices have been under pressure due to forecasts for warmer US weather, which curbs heating demand for nat-gas. Forecaster Atmospheric G2 said Friday that well above normal temperatures are expected across the southern half of the US for February 5-9.