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FOB Richards Bay Coal swaps Declined M-O-M, W-O-W

API4 FOB Richards Bay Coal swap for delivery Q3' 2015 declined month over month and week over week.

The Q3 swap was fell US$ 0.36 (0.61%) month on month to US$ 58.62 per Mt according to AsiaClear OTC coal swap's reports released on 5 June.

FOB Richards Bay Coal Swaps
API4 FOB Richards Bay Coal for (average) Q4' 2015 delivery swap also lost week over week and month over month.

According to this past week’s SGX data, the average Q4 swap lost $ 0.26 (0.45%) per MT week over week and US$ 1.08 per MT month on month during 1 – 5 June 2015. FOB Richards Bay coal swap Q4’ 2015 delivery closed at US$ 56.97 per MT on 5 June 2015, the data from SGX shows.

Q1' 2016 delivery swap was also declined average US$ 1.12  (1.94%) month over month and closed at US$ 56.63 on 5 June 2015 compared to US$ 57.75 closed on 5 May 2015. FOB Richards Bay coal swap, as per SGX's data, Q3, Q4 and Q1’16 delivery swaps declined week over week and month on month.

Q3’15 vs Q1’16
SGX Asia Clear OTC FOB Richards Bay coal Q1' 2016 delivery swap was closed US$ 1.99 (3.39%) per MT lower compared to average Q3' 2015 delivery price of US$ 58.62 per MT on 5 June 2015. While, the coal swap for Q4' 2015 delivery, closed average US$ 0.34 (0.60%) per MT higher than swap of Q1' 2016 delivery for the same reported period.

The API4 FOB Richards Bay Coal swap for Q3' 2015 delivery has achieved a highest price of average US$ 59.33 / MT on 2 June 2015 and has entered its lowest level (US$ 58.52 / MT) on 1 June 2015.

source: http://www.coalspot.com