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CFR South China Coal swap: rose M-O-M; declined W-O-W

API 8 CFR South China Coal swap for Q3’ 2015 delivery rose US$ 1.43 (2.82%) per MT month over month.

A commodity swap is a financial agreement whereby a floating price is exchanged for a fixed rate over a certain period of time.

According to DSP of SGX AsiaClear thermal coal derivatives, as reported on Friday 12 June 2015, performance of CFR South China Coal swap Q3, Q4 2015 and Q1 2016 delivery swaps were rose month over month but declined week over week.

CFR South China Coal swap
CFR South China Coal swap average for Q4' 15 delivery climbed US$ 1.45 per Mt month over month on 12 June 2015 and closed at US$ 52.28 a ton. The swap average for Q1’ 2016 delivery also advanced month over month, according to SGX AsiaClear OTC coal swap's reports released week ended 12 June 2015.

Q1’ 2016 delivery swap closed at US$ 52.65 a ton on 12 June 2015 US$ 0.50 lower compared to previous week closing and a US$ 1.25 (2.43%) per MT higher from 12 May 2015 closing price of $ 51.40 per MT.

Q3' 2015 vs Q1’ 2016
API 8 CFR South China coal swap average for Q3’15 delivery closed at US$ 52.05 pmt on 12 June 2015 a $ 0.33 lower than Q1 2016 closing price of US$ 52.65 per mt.

Q4' 2015 vs Q1’ 2016
API 8 CFR South China Coal swap average for Q4’ 2015 delivery closed US$ 0.60 (1.15%) per MT lower compared to average Q1’ 2016 delivery price of US$ 52.65 per MT on 12 June 2015.

According to this past week's swaps trend, average for deliveries Q3, Q4 & Q1 2016 were soar month over month but declined week over week. Q4 2015 as well as Q1 2016 coal swaps closed slightly higher than Q3 2015 closing price of US$ 52.05 per MT.

source: http://www.coalspot.com