
August Nymex natural gas (NGQ25) on Friday closed sharply higher by +0.213 (+6.04%).
Aug nat-gas prices on Friday rallied sharply in anticipation of hotter US weather boosting nat-gas demand from electricity providers to power increased air-conditioning usage. Forecaster Atmospheric G2 said Friday that forecasts shifted warmer for most of the US for July 7-11, except for the southern tier and West Coast.