
February Nymex natural gas (NGG26) on Wednesday closed up +0.175 (+5.22%),
Feb nat-gas prices surged on Wednesday and settled sharply higher as longer-term US weather forecasts turned colder, potentially boosting heating demand and sparking short covering in nat-gas futures. The Commodity Weather Group said Wednesday that a colder weather forecast is predicted for the Midwest and East Coast for January 17-21.