** Shares of U.S. natural gas companies rise, tracking higher prices of the fuel
** Front-month gas futures hits highest in over a year on forecasts for colder weather and rising heating demand
** Natural gas producers Ovintiv , CNX Resources
, Coterra Energy and EQT Corp rise between 1.2% and 2.3%
** Liquefied natural gas firms Cheniere Energy and New Fortress Energy rise 0.5% and 0.7%, respectively
(Reporting by Sourasis Bose in Bengaluru)
((Sourasis.bose@thomsonreuters.com))