Natural Gas Market - U.S. natural gas prices surged over 30% due to Winter Storm Fern, marking the largest weekly percentage gain for a Nymex front-month contract [1] - The Henry Hub front-month contract now trades above $6 per million British thermal units, a significant increase from around $3 just a week ago, representing a 125% surge in four sessions [2] Commodity Market - Dollar weakness contributed to a broader commodity breakout, with gold rising 2.2% to $5,100 and silver surging 13% to $116 per ounce, achieving a 12-month gain of 266%, the strongest since 1980 [3] - Mining stocks benefited from rising metal prices, with Freeport-McMoRan Inc. gaining 4.6% and Newmont Corp. climbing 3.6% [6] U.S. Equity Market - U.S. equities continued to rise, with the S&P 500 less than half a percentage point below record highs, gaining 0.7% alongside the Nasdaq 100, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.5% [4] - Technology stocks outperformed, particularly memory-linked companies like Seagate Technology, Western Digital, and SanDisk, amid ongoing supply disruptions in the DRAM market [5] ETF Performance - The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF rose 0.62% to $637.73, while the SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average increased by 0.50% to $493.37 [10] - The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund outperformed, up 1.0%, while the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund lagged, down 0.5% [10]

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