Weekly natural gas cash prices gained ground overall amid a rash of chilly northern temperatures, but pockets of weakness, particularly in West Texas, tempered the advance.

NGI’s Weekly Spot Gas National Avg. for the April 1-5 period rose 16.0 cents to $1.460/MMBtu.

As the trading week culminated, leading gainers included Michigan Consolidated, up 25.0 cents to $1.695, and Chicago – Nicor Gas, ahead 29.0 cents to $1.660. In the East, Algonquin Citygate near Boston climbed 29.5 cents to $1.885.

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The May Nymex futures contract, meanwhile, rallied early in the period on favorable...