June Nymex natural gas (NGM26) on Wednesday closed up +0.146 (+5.04%).
Nat-gas prices recovered from a 1.5-week low on Wednesday and settled sharply higher after updated US weather forecasts turned warmer, which sparked short covering in nat-gas futures. The Commodity Weather Group said Wednesday that above-average temperatures are expected across the western half of the US from June 1-10, which should boost nat-gas demand from electricity providers to power air-conditioning.