US natgas companies climb as futures rise to 35-month high

U.S. natgas futures NGc1 up 8% at $5.468 per million British thermal unit

Natgas prices hit a 35-month high, on speculative buying as homes and businesses kept cranking up their heaters to escape extreme cold while flows to liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plants remained near record highs

Shares of natgas companies: CNX Resources CNX.N up ~4%, Expand Energy EXE.O and EQT Corp EQT.N both up ~2%

ETFs rise: United States Natural Gas Fund UNG.P up 5% and ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas BOIL.P up 10%