Natural gas prices jump near $5.28 as Storm Fern looms — what traders watch next week
U.S. natural gas futures closed higher on Friday, with the front-month contract settling at $5.275 per million British thermal units, up roughly 5% on the day, according to DTN data. Winter Storm Fern is forecast to bring heavy snow and freezing rain from the southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Energy Aspects projects the storm could reduce U.S. gas output by 86 billion cubic feet over the next two weeks.
