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CFR South China Coal swaps decline this past week

API 8 CFR South China Coal swap for Q3’ 2015 delivery declined US$ 1.75 (3.34%) 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 10 July 2015, performance of CFR South China Coal swap Q4 2015 and Q1 2016 deliveries were declined month over month and week over week.

CFR South China Coal swap
CFR South China Coal swap average for Q4' 15 delivery declined US$ 2.37 per Mt month over month on 10 July 2015 and closed at US$ 50.35 a ton. The swap average for Q1’ 2016 delivery also fell month over month, according to SGX AsiaClear OTC coal swap's reports released week ended 10 July 2015.

Q1’ 2016 delivery swap closed at US$ 50.55 a ton on 10 July 2015 US$ 1.60 lower compared to previous week closing and a US$ 2.35 (4.44%) per MT lower from 10 June 2015 closing price of $ 52.90 per MT.

Q3' 2015 vs Q1’ 2016
API 8 CFR South China coal swap average for Q3’15 delivery closed at US$ 50.63 pmt on 10 July 2015 a $ 0.08 higher than Q1 2016 closing price of US$ 50.55 per mt.

Q4' 2015 vs Q1’ 2016
API 8 CFR South China Coal swap average for Q4’ 2015 delivery closed US$ 0.20 (0.40%) per MT lower compared to average Q1’ 2016 delivery price of US$ 50.55 per MT on 10 July 2015.

According to this past week's swaps trend, average for deliveries Q3,Q4 & Q1 2016 were declined month over month and week over week. Q4 2015 as well as Q1 2016 coal swaps closed slightly lower than Q3 2015 closing price of US$ 50.63 per MT.

source: http://www.coalspot.com