Little change in international coal market sentiment
08 Sep 2014
Sep 08: Continued absence of fresh enquiries forced South African and Australian coal prices to ease further, but mid-grade Indonesian coal prices firmed up on September 5, market sources said.
Higher and lower grades of Indonesian coal continued to remain depressed, they said.
Following are the indicative prices of coal in various markets and indicative freight rates on September 05:
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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September 5, 2014 |
September 4, 2014 |
August 29, 2014 |
March 6, 2014 |
September 6, 2013 |
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South African Steam Coal |
6000 Kcal/kg NAR |
67.20 |
67.40 |
69.75 |
75.80 |
71.00 |
South African Steam Coal |
5500 Kcal/kg NAR |
60.25 |
61.00 |
62.50 |
62.70 |
62.25 |
Australian Steam Coal |
6300 Kcal/kg GAR |
65.30 |
66.00 |
68.25 |
75.50 |
74.75 |
Indonesian Steam Coal |
5900 Kcal/kg GAR |
62.75 |
63.00 |
63.60 |
69.70 |
68.60 |
Indonesian Steam Coal |
5000 Kcal/kg GAR |
50.25 |
50.00 |
50.50 |
56.25 |
56.50 |
Indonesian Steam Coal |
4200 Kcal/kg GAR |
36.80 |
36.50 |
36.50 |
38.20 |
40.00 |
Indonesian Steam Coal |
3800 Kcal/kg GAR |
30.00 |
30.00 |
30.00 |
32.25 |
34.20 |
Hard Coking Coal (Australian) |
VM-20.7%, Ash-10.5% |
111.00 |
111.50 |
113.25 |
120.00 |
152.50 |
Premium Low Vol |
VM-21.5%, Ash-9.3% |
110.00 |
110.25 |
112.00 |
118.00 |
150.50 |
Semi Soft |
|
76.50 |
75.50 |
76.00 |
84.00 |
99.00 |
Met Coke (CFR India) |
|
192.00 |
192.00 |
192.00 |
246.00 |
260.00 |
Freight Rate
Destination |
(in $/ton) |
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As on |
As on |
Week ago, |
6-month ago, |
Year ago, |
|
September 5, 2014 |
September 4, 2014 |
August 29, 2014 |
March 6, 2014 |
September 6, 2013 |
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South Africa (RBCT) to India (West Coast) |
18.10 |
18.00 |
17.25 |
16.25 |
15.00 |
South Africa (RBCT) to India (East Coast) |
18.80 |
18.60 |
17.80 |
16.75 |
15.50 |
Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (West Coast) |
11.80 |
11.50 |
10.80 |
10.75 |
10.50 |
Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (East Coast) |
10.80 |
10.50 |
9.60 |
9.25 |
9.25 |
Australia to India |
15.50 |
15.40 |
14.75 |
17.25 |
17.00 |
Source: Traders & ICMW data base