Australian coal inches up further, others unchanged
20 Jan 2015
January 20: Spot prices of Australian steam coal firmed up in an otherwise lacklustre international coal market on January 19 where prices remained largely unchanged, market sources said.
The continued firmness in Australian steam coal prices, which had gained by $3 per ton since the beginning of 2015, was attributed largely to speculative activities even as actual transactions at current prices were limited to a few, they said.
Following are the indicative prices of coal in various markets and indicative freight rates on January 19:
Description of Coal |
Specification |
Price/ton (in $ and FOB) |
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As on, |
As on, |
Week ago, |
6-month ago, |
Year ago, |
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January 19, 2015 |
January 16, 2015 |
January 12, 2015 |
July 20, 2014 |
January 20, 2014 |
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South African Steam Coal |
6000 Kcal/kg NAR |
60.40 |
60.40 |
60.50 |
- |
86.25 |
South African Steam Coal |
5500 Kcal/kg NAR |
52.50 |
52.50 |
52.25 |
- |
67.70 |
Australian Steam Coal |
6300 Kcal/kg GAR |
67.70 |
66.80 |
63.25 |
- |
82.75 |
Indonesian Steam Coal |
5900 Kcal/kg GAR |
58.50 |
58.50 |
59.00 |
- |
70.00 |
Indonesian Steam Coal |
5000 Kcal/kg GAR |
47.20 |
47.30 |
47.60 |
- |
57.00 |
Indonesian Steam Coal |
4200 Kcal/kg GAR |
34.80 |
34.80 |
34.80 |
- |
38.20 |
Indonesian Steam Coal |
3800 Kcal/kg GAR |
28.60 |
28.60 |
28.60 |
- |
32.05 |
Hard Coking Coal (Australian) |
VM-20.7%, Ash-10.5% |
107.50 |
108.00 |
109.00 |
- |
131.50 |
Premium Low Vol |
VM-21.5%, Ash-9.3% |
106.50 |
107.00 |
108.00 |
- |
130.00 |
Semi Soft |
79.00 |
79.00 |
81.00 |
- |
92.00 |
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Met Coke (CFR India) |
193.00 |
193.00 |
193.00 |
- |
272.00 |
Freight rates:
Destination |
(in $/ton) |
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As on |
As on |
Week ago, |
6-month ago, |
Year ago, |
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January 19, 2015 |
January 16, 2015 |
January 12, 2015 |
July 20, 2014 |
January 20, 2014 |
|
South Africa (RBCT) to India (West Coast) |
9.75 |
9.60 |
10.90 |
- |
15.50 |
South Africa (RBCT) to India (East Coast) |
9.40 |
9.20 |
10.50 |
- |
15.75 |
Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (West Coast) |
7.25 |
7.25 |
7.25 |
- |
9.20 |
Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (East Coast) |
5.80 |
5.80 |
6.10 |
- |
8.25 |
Australia to India |
9.80 |
9.90 |
10.00 |
- |
16.50 |
Source: Traders and ICMW database