
February Nymex natural gas (NGG26) on Monday closed up +0.240 (+7.57%),
Feb nat-gas prices rallied sharply on Monday as forecasts for colder US weather spurred short covering in nat-gas futures. Forecaster Atmospheric G2 said Monday that forecasts shifted colder across the eastern half of the US for January 17-21, potentially boosting nat-gas heating demand. Also, the weather outlook trended colder in the northern half of the country for January 22-26.