Spot S African coal prices soften amid low enquiries
07 Dec 2015
India Coal Market Watch
December 4: Spot prices of standard South African coal softened further on December 3 amidst low enquiries as buyers adopted a cautious approach, expecting further decline in prices, market sources said.
Following are the indicative prices of coal in various markets and indicative freight rates (Panamax vessels) on December 03:
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 3, 2015 |
December 2, 2015 |
November 26, 2015 |
June 4, 2015 |
December 4, 2014 |
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South African Steam Coal |
6000 Kcal/kg NAR |
55.25 |
55.50 |
57.80 |
62.70 |
66.15 |
South African Steam Coal |
5500 Kcal/kg NAR |
40.40 |
40.40 |
40.80 |
53.00 |
56.65 |
Australian Steam Coal |
6300 Kcal/kg GAR |
51.75 |
51.75 |
52.60 |
59.20 |
61.80 |
Indonesian Steam Coal |
5900 Kcal/kg GAR |
47.90 |
47.90 |
47.90 |
53.50 |
60.20 |
Indonesian Steam Coal |
5000 Kcal/kg GAR |
37.40 |
37.40 |
37.00 |
43.10 |
48.50 |
Indonesian Steam Coal |
4200 Kcal/kg GAR |
26.00 |
26.00 |
26.40 |
31.00 |
36.00 |
Indonesian Steam Coal |
3800 Kcal/kg GAR |
19.90 |
19.90 |
19.80 |
25.00 |
29.00 |
Hard Coking Coal (Australian) |
VM-20.7%, Ash-10.5% |
73.50 |
72.80 |
73.50 |
84.25 |
112.00 |
Premium Low Vol |
VM-21.5%, Ash-9.3% |
72.60 |
72.00 |
72.70 |
83.50 |
110.75 |
Semi Soft |
|
61.50 |
61.00 |
61.00 |
66.00 |
78.00 |
Met Coke (CFR India) |
|
123.00 |
123.00 |
125.00 |
160.00 |
198.00 |
Freight Rate
Destination |
(in $/ton) |
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As on |
As on |
Week ago, |
6-month ago, |
Year ago, |
|
December 3, 2015 |
December 2, 2015 |
November 26, 2015 |
June 4, 2015 |
December 4, 2014 |
|
South Africa (RBCT) to India (West Coast) |
6.70 |
6.70 |
6.40 |
8.90 |
14.25 |
South Africa (RBCT) to India (East Coast) |
6.80 |
6.90 |
6.50 |
8.80 |
15.10 |
Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (West Coast) |
5.00 |
5.10 |
5.00 |
6.60 |
10.10 |
Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (East Coast) |
4.15 |
4.20 |
4.00 |
5.60 |
8.80 |
Australia to India |
7.00 |
7.25 |
7.20 |
10.20 |
14.80 |
Source: Traders and ICMW database