CME/Nymex March gas futures gained 9.9￠ to close at $5.515/MMBtu.

摘要

Overnight buying in the OTC markets led to a positive open at $5.485, followed by a short-lived sell-off to an intraday low of $5.394. A large dose of afternoon buying lifted gas futures to an intraday high of $5.598 as updated weekend forecasts showed emergency winter conditions throughout the Northeast where a large majority of homes use gas for home heating. Frigid weather will blanket the US from the Rockies to the East Coast between this weekend and Feb. 19, according to EarthSat Energy Weather.