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US natural gas futures rose over 6% for a second straight day, settling at $2.597 per mmBtu, the highest close since September 18. The rally followed forecasts that cold weather across much of the country would persist through mid-November, which could bring earlier storage withdrawals.
Traders noted the front-month was technically overbought.
Colder forecasts raise expected heating demand and draw on storage, supporting prices into winter. Gas is a key fuel for power generation, so a sustained cold outlook also tends to lift feed-grain and energy-linked costs.
energynow.comReuters29 oct. 2019Après 221 événements météo haussier passés, Gaz naturel a varié en médiane de +3,3 % sur 5 séances (61 % de hausses ; moitié centrale de -5,2 % à +14,0 %), et de -0,3 % sur 20.
Variations du benchmark de chaque matière depuis la dernière clôture avant l'événement. Les lectures historiques regroupent les événements passés de même nature ; elles décrivent ce qui s'est passé, pas ce qui arrivera. Ceci n'est pas un conseil en investissement.
Futures surged over 6% for a second day to the highest close since mid-September on cold forecasts through mid-November that could bring earlier storage withdrawals (weather-driven demand).
Cold November forecasts lifted front-month futures over 6% in consecutive sessions, with the move extending through the 2019-10-28 window and raising expected heating demand and earlier storage withdrawals.
