
March Nymex natural gas (NGH26) on Friday closed up by +0.436 (+11.13%).
March nat-gas prices rallied sharply on Friday, but remained below Wednesday's 3-year nearest-futures (G26) high. Nat-gas prices have carryover support from Thursday's weekly EIA inventory report that showed a larger-than-expected draw in gas storage levels. Also, nat-gas prices are climbing as the current Arctic cold blast enveloping the US is boosting heating demand and bolstering expectations for another above-average drawdown in nat-gas storage.