
January Nymex natural gas (NGF26) on Thursday closed up by +0.068 (+1.36%).
Jan nat-gas prices recovered from early losses and added to this week's gains on Thursday, rising to a nearly 3-year nearest-futures high. Weather forecasts for below-normal US temperatures that will boost nat-gas heating demand have fueled a sharp rally in prices over the past week. Forecaster Atmospheric G2 said Thursday that the eastern half of the US is forecast to be colder than normal for December 9-13.