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12 May 2015
May 12: The spot prices of South African standard coal hardened a bit on May 11 amidst reports of hectic deals in forward market, market sources said.
Overall sentiment remained subdued with buyers still holding their purchases even as reports suggest that Indian companies will start stocking for monsoon season soon, they added.
Following are the indicative prices of coal in various markets and indicative freight rates on May 11:
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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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May 11, 2015 |
May 8, 2015 |
May 4, 2015 |
November 12, 2014 |
May 12, 2014 |
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South African Steam Coal |
6000 Kcal/kg NAR |
62.80 |
62.50 |
63.00 |
65.00 |
76.75 |
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South African Steam Coal |
5500 Kcal/kg NAR |
52.80 |
52.80 |
52.00 |
56.70 |
69.70 |
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Australian Steam Coal |
6300 Kcal/kg GAR |
62.30 |
62.25 |
63.25 |
62.60 |
73.75 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
5900 Kcal/kg GAR |
56.00 |
56.00 |
56.90 |
60.80 |
67.20 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
5000 Kcal/kg GAR |
44.30 |
44.30 |
45.00 |
49.30 |
55.50 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
4200 Kcal/kg GAR |
31.80 |
31.60 |
32.20 |
36.00 |
37.30 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
3800 Kcal/kg GAR |
25.10 |
25.10 |
25.60 |
29.25 |
31.70 |
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Hard Coking Coal (Australian) |
VM-20.7%, Ash-10.5% |
82.25 |
82.50 |
85.00 |
112.00 |
114.00 |
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Premium Low Vol |
VM-21.5%, Ash-9.3% |
81.25 |
81.50 |
84.25 |
110.50 |
113.00 |
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Semi Soft |
66.00 |
66.60 |
67.00 |
76.75 |
81.75 |
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Met Coke (CFR India) |
165.00 |
165.00 |
165.00 |
197.00 |
220.00 |
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Freight Rate:
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Destination |
(in $/ton) |
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As on |
As on |
Week ago, |
6-month ago, |
Year ago, |
|
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May 9, 2015 |
May 10, 2015 |
May 4, 2015 |
November 12, 2014 |
May 12, 2014 |
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South Africa (RBCT) to India (West Coast) |
- |
- |
9.30 |
15.50 |
14.40 |
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South Africa (RBCT) to India (East Coast) |
- |
- |
9.10 |
16.00 |
15.40 |
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Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (West Coast) |
- |
- |
5.90 |
11.00 |
9.90 |
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Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (East Coast) |
- |
- |
5.00 |
9.50 |
8.90 |
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Australia to India |
- |
- |
9.20 |
16.30 |
16.00 |
Source: Traders and ICMW database