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21 Dec 2015
India Coal Market Watch
December 21: Spot coal prices in international markets remained largely unchanged on December 18, extending the trend witnessed over the past two session, said.
The holiday mood appears to be impacting price movements, they said.
Following are the indicative prices of coal in various markets and indicative freight rates (Panamax vessels) on December 18:
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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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December 18, 2015 |
December 17, 2015 |
December 11, 2015 |
June 19, 2015 |
December 19, 2014 |
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South African Steam Coal |
6000 Kcal/kg NAR |
49.60 |
49.65 |
52.80 |
61.55 |
66.10 |
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South African Steam Coal |
5500 Kcal/kg NAR |
39.70 |
39.70 |
40.60 |
52.60 |
56.70 |
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Australian Steam Coal |
6300 Kcal/kg GAR |
52.25 |
52.30 |
52.20 |
59.90 |
64.70 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
5900 Kcal/kg GAR |
47.90 |
47.90 |
47.90 |
52.30 |
59.80 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
5000 Kcal/kg GAR |
37.35 |
37.35 |
37.40 |
42.00 |
48.20 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
4200 Kcal/kg GAR |
26.50 |
26.50 |
26.00 |
29.90 |
35.50 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
3800 Kcal/kg GAR |
20.40 |
20.40 |
19.90 |
24.50 |
28.60 |
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Hard Coking Coal (Australian) |
VM-20.7%, Ash-10.5% |
75.00 |
75.50 |
73.50 |
89.75 |
111.25 |
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Premium Low Vol |
VM-21.5%, Ash-9.3% |
74.50 |
75.00 |
72.60 |
88.75 |
110.25 |
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Semi Soft |
|
61.50 |
61.60 |
61.50 |
70.70 |
79.00 |
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Met Coke (CFR India) |
|
120.00 |
120.00 |
123.00 |
NA |
200.00 |
Freight Rate:
|
Destination |
(in $/ton) |
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As on |
As on |
Week ago, |
6-month ago, |
Year ago, |
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December 18, 2015 |
December 17, 2015 |
December 11, 2015 |
June 19, 2015 |
December 19, 2014 |
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South Africa (RBCT) to India (West Coast) |
6.40 |
6.40 |
6.50 |
10.70 |
12.60 |
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South Africa (RBCT) to India (East Coast) |
6.50 |
6.50 |
6.60 |
10.80 |
13.20 |
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Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (West Coast) |
4.35 |
4.35 |
4.80 |
7.10 |
8.40 |
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Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (East Coast) |
3.55 |
3.55 |
3.95 |
5.90 |
7.50 |
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Australia to India |
6.70 |
6.70 |
7.00 |
10.90 |
11.75 |
Source: Traders and ICMW database