US December Gas Futures Jump on Cold Forecasts

摘要

US December natural gas futures jumped 4.5% Friday, fueled by a combination of a lower - than - expected storage build and the possible arrival of significant heating demand by late this week. The December contract, which fell to $2.257 per million Btu immediately upon taking over as prompt month from a crumbling November contract, has struggled to climb back into the $2.30s.