
January Nymex natural gas (NGF26) on Thursday closed down sharply by -0.364 (-7.92%).
Jan nat-gas prices plunged to a 5-week low on Thursday and settled sharply lower. The outlook for warmer US weather, which will reduce nat-gas heating demand, is hammering prices. Forecaster Atmospheric G2 said Thursday that forecasts shifted warmer across the southern and eastern US for December 16-20, and the outlook has trended warmer for most of the US for December 21-25.