Indian enquiries marginally lift global prices
08 Oct 2014
October 8: Spot coal prices firmed up marginally in international markets on October 7 amidst a slight increase in enquiries from Indian companies, market sources said.
Prices of South African steam coal, particularly, firmed up after witnessing a weak trend over the past few sessions, they said.
Following are the indicative prices of coal in various markets and indicative freight rates on October 7:
Description of Coal |
Specification |
Price/ton (in $ and FOB) |
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As on, |
As on, |
Week ago, |
6-month ago, |
Year ago, |
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October 7, 2014 |
October 6, 2014 |
September 30, 2014 |
April 8, 2014 |
October 8, 2013 |
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South African Steam Coal |
6000 Kcal/kg NAR |
66.00 |
65.60 |
- |
75.60 |
77.25 |
South African Steam Coal |
5500 Kcal/kg NAR |
57.90 |
57.75 |
- |
65.00 |
59.80 |
Australian Steam Coal |
6300 Kcal/kg GAR |
64.75 |
64.75 |
- |
73.30 |
78.85 |
Indonesian Steam Coal |
5900 Kcal/kg GAR |
63.50 |
63.50 |
- |
67.20 |
67.75 |
Indonesian Steam Coal |
5000 Kcal/kg GAR |
49.80 |
49.80 |
- |
54.70 |
54.40 |
Indonesian Steam Coal |
4200 Kcal/kg GAR |
36.50 |
36.50 |
- |
37.20 |
38.75 |
Indonesian Steam Coal |
3800 Kcal/kg GAR |
30.50 |
30.50 |
- |
32.00 |
33.50 |
Hard Coking Coal (Australian) |
VM-20.7%, Ash-10.5% |
112.00 |
112.00 |
- |
111.00 |
150.00 |
Premium Low Vol |
VM-21.5%, Ash-9.3% |
110.50 |
110.50 |
- |
110.00 |
148.00 |
Semi Soft |
76.75 |
77.00 |
- |
82.00 |
96.00 |
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Met Coke (CFR India) |
192.50 |
192.50 |
- |
204.00 |
266.00 |
Freight rates:
Destination |
(in $/ton) |
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As on |
As on |
Week ago, |
6-month ago, |
Year ago, |
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October 7, 2014 |
October 6, 2014 |
September 30, 2014 |
April 8, 2014 |
October 8, 2013 |
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South Africa (RBCT) to India (West Coast) |
15.25 |
15.25 |
- |
15.00 |
18.50 |
South Africa (RBCT) to India (East Coast) |
15.90 |
15.90 |
- |
15.50 |
19.20 |
Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (West Coast) |
10.60 |
10.75 |
- |
9.60 |
13.70 |
Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (East Coast) |
9.10 |
9.25 |
- |
8.50 |
12.45 |
Australia to India |
15.60 |
15.60 |
- |
17.00 |
21.20 |
Source: Traders & ICMW data base