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CFR South China Coal swaps fall further on low demand

API 8 CFR South China Coal swap for Q1’ 2016 delivery declined US$ 6.75 (13.99%) per ton 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 20 November 2015, performance of CFR South China Coal swap Q1’ 2016, Q2 & Q3 2016 deliveries were declined month over month and week over week.

CFR South China Coal swap
CFR South China Coal swap average for Q2’ 2016 delivery declined US$ 6.55 per ton month over month on 20 November 2015 closed at US$ 41.70 a ton. The swap average for Q3’ 2016 delivery also decreased month over month and week over week, according to SGX AsiaClear OTC coal swap's reports released week ended 20 November2015.

Q3’ 2016 delivery swap closed at US$ 41.80 a ton on 20 November 2015. This past week’s Q3’ 2016 delivery swaps lost US$ 6.45 per ton compared to the closing price of $ 48.25 per ton for the same period last month.

Q1’ 2016, Q2 and Q3’2016 coal swaps declined month on month and week over week.

Q1’ 2016 vs Q3’ 2016
API 8 CFR South China coal swap average for Q1’ 2016 delivery closed at US$ 41.50 per ton on 20 November 2015 a US$ 0.30 lesser than Q3’ 2016 closing price of US$ 42.80 per ton.

Q2’ 2016 vs Q3’ 2016
API 8 CFR South China Coal swap average for Q2’16 delivery closed at US$ 41.70 US cents 10 lesser than Q3’16 delivery price of US$ 41.80 per ton on 20 November2015.

According to this past week's swaps trend, average for Q1, Q2 & Q3’ 2016 deliveries were declined month over month and week over week. Q3’ 2016 coal swaps closed slightly higher than Q1 & Q2’ 2016 closing prices.

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