Natural Gas Futures Climb on Outlook for Late August Heat
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Natural gas futures gained for a second day in New York on speculation that a wave of eastern U.S. heat this week will spur fuel demand before turning cooler.
Gas rose 0.6 percent as forecasts showed unusually hot weather will linger across the lower 48 states over the next five days, according to MDA Weather Services in Gaithersburg, Maryland. September options expired today.