
August Nymex natural gas (NGQ24) on Monday closed up by +0.047 (+2.03%).
Aug nat-gas prices Monday recovered from an 8-week low and settled moderately higher. Short-covering emerged Monday after forecasts called for warmer US temperatures in the middle of this month, which will boost nat-gas demand from electricity providers to run air-conditioning. Forecaster Atmospheric G2 said Monday that forecasts have trended warmer over parts of the eastern US and the plains July 13-17.