UPDATE 1-US natgas futures rise 2 pct to 2-1/2-month high

* Front month well above recent 10-year spot low
* Warmer weather on tap this week, next week for much of
nation
* U.S. crude futures slide $1/barrel in early trade
* Coming Up: EIA oil data Wednesday, EIA gas data Thursday

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By Eileen Houlihan
NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. natural gas futures rose 2
percent early Wednesday to their highest level in 2-1/2 months
as warmer weather, a tightening supply and demand balance and
expectations for an

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