
January Nymex natural gas (NGF25) on Thursday closed sharply higher by +0.210 (+6.22%)
Jan nat-gas prices rallied sharply Thursday and posted a 3-1/2 week high. The prospects of colder US temperatures that will boost heating demand for nat-gas sent prices soaring on Thursday. NatGasWeather said that updated weather models show colder temperatures advancing into the northern half of the US January 1-3. Also, EBW AnalyticsGroup said that the longer-range weather outlook has increased for a mid-January cold spell in the southern US that could lead to freeze-offs and nat-gas production disruptions.