
December Nymex natural gas (NGZ24) on Friday closed higher by +0.038 (+1.36%)
Dec nat-gas prices Friday recovered from early losses and settled moderately higher. Short covering in nat-gas futures emerged Friday when European gas prices rallied sharply to an 11-1/2 month high. Nat-gas prices Friday initially moved lower on the outlook for warmer US weather, which will reduce heating demand for nat-gas. Forecaster Maxar Technologies said Friday that forecasts shifted warmer across the country's eastern half for the November 25-29 period.