
December Nymex natural gas (NGZ24) on Friday closed sharply lower by -0.210 (-6.29%)
Dec nat-gas prices Friday retreated from a 1-year nearest-futures high and settled sharply lower. The shift in US weather forecasts on Friday to warmer from below-normal will reduce heating demand for gas and also sparked long liquidation in nat-gas futures. On Friday, the Commodity Weather Group said forecasts turned warmer for the west and central parts of the US from December 2-6.