(Bloomberg) -- European natural gas benchmark futures surged to their highest since January 2023 as the US launched a fresh wave of strikes against Iran.

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Dutch front-month futures, Europe's gas benchmark, rose 5.9% to €73.95 a megawatt-hour by 9:02 p.m. in Amsterdam.

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