U.S. GAS: Futures Hit 2012 Highs on Weather Forecasts

Private forecasters are expecting cold weather to descend across much of the U.S. over the next two weeks, prompting investors to wager on a surge in gas-fired heating demand from homes and businesses.

WSI Energycast said Friday that a "sizeable pattern shift" will lead to a sharp cooling across the eastern two-thirds of the U.S. The forecasts led to the third-straight session of gains in gas futures.

"Cold weather reminds everyone in the market that natural gas's main event of the year is the winter," said Tom Saal a broker at INTL Hencorp Futures. "You've got to like the market here."

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but with the advent of development
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