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CFR South China Coal swaps slide this week

API 8 CFR South China Coal swap for 4Q’ 2015 delivery declined US$ 1.64 (3.14%) 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 31 July 2015, performance of CFR South China Coal swap 1Q & 2Q 2016 deliveries were also declined month over month and week on week.

CFR South China Coal swap
CFR South China Coal swap average for 1Q’16 delivery declined US$ 1.65 per Mt month over month on 31 July 2015 closed at US$ 50.70 a ton. The swap average for 2Q’ 2016 delivery also fell month over month and week over week, according to SGX AsiaClear OTC coal swap's reports released week ended 31 July 2015.

2Q’ 2016 delivery swap closed at US$ 50.70 a ton on 31 July 2015. This past week’s 2Q’ 16 delivery swaps lost US$ 1.65 per MT compared to the closing price of $ 52.35 per MT for the same period last month.

4Q, 1Q and 2Q’2016 coal swaps declined week over week and month on month.

4Q' 2015 vs 2Q’ 2016
API 8 CFR South China coal swap average for 4Q’15 delivery closed at US$ 51.58 pmt on 31 July 2015 a $ 0.12 lower than 2Q 2016 closing price of US$ 50.70 per mt.

1Q vs 2Q’ 2016
API 8 CFR South China Coal swap average for 1Q’16 delivery closed at US$. 50.70 the same price of 2Q’16 delivery price of US$ 50.70 per MT on 31 July 2015.

According to this past week's swaps trend, average for deliveries 4Q’15, 1Q & 2Q 2016 were declined month over month and week over week. 2016 coal swaps closed slightly higher than 4Q 2015 closing price of US$ 50.58 per MT.

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