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Softness in bids and offers for South African coal

03 Sep 2013

September 03: The bids and offers for South African coal from a leading brokerage firm softened on September 3 compared to the August 29 levels, indicating weak coal demand.

Brokerage firm Marex Spectron, on September 3, increased the discount to API4 index for loading of RB1 material in December and first quarter of 2014. Its bids and offers for the fourth quarter of 2013 for RB1 material was at a discount of 2.5 and 1.2 respectively to API4.

On August 29, the brokerage had bid a discount of 5.00 for 5,500 Kcal material for loading in Q4 of 2013.

Following is the bids and offers from Marex Spectron for loading in various periods and various quantities as on September 3:

 

Period of Loading

 

Quality

 

Quantity

As on August 29

As on September 3

Bids (basis API4)

Offers (basis API4)

Bids (basis API4)

Offers (basis API4)

September second half

RB1

75000

70.5

NA

NA

NA

October

RB1

50000

NA

-1

NA

NA

November

RB1

50000

NA

-1

NA

NA

December

RB1

50000

NA

-1

NA

-1.3

Q1 of 2014

RB1

50000/month

NA

-1

NA

-1.2

Q4 of 2013

5500/ 6000 Kcal

150000/month

-5

NA

-2.5

-1.2

2014

5500 Kcal

150000/month

-6.5

NA

NA

NA