Spot coal prices edge up in global markets
23 Jul 2014
July 23: Spot coal prices in international markets made marginal gains on July 22 after remaining weak for the past couple of days, market sources said.
South African steam coal prices were slightly up while Australian steam coal prices remained unchanged. There were marginal gains in hard coking coal prices as well.
Following are the indicative prices of coal in various markets and indicative freight rates on July 22:
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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July 22, 2014 |
July 21, 2014 |
July 15, 2014 |
January 24, 2014 |
July 22, 2013 |
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South African Steam Coal |
6000 Kcal/kg NAR |
69.90 |
69.40 |
69.90 |
82.75 |
72.50 |
South African Steam Coal |
5500 Kcal/kg NAR |
63.00 |
62.90 |
63.65 |
65.75 |
65.50 |
Australian Steam Coal |
6300 Kcal/kg GAR |
67.20 |
67.20 |
68.75 |
81.25 |
77.90 |
Indonesian Steam Coal |
5900 Kcal/kg GAR |
64.60 |
64.60 |
65.30 |
69.75 |
69.30 |
Indonesian Steam Coal |
5000 Kcal/kg GAR |
50.25 |
50.25 |
51.50 |
56.60 |
57.40 |
Indonesian Steam Coal |
4200 Kcal/kg GAR |
36.35 |
36.35 |
36.70 |
38.00 |
42.25 |
Indonesian Steam Coal |
3800 Kcal/kg GAR |
30.15 |
30.15 |
30.40 |
31.75 |
36.25 |
Hard Coking Coal (Australian) |
VM-20.7%, Ash-10.5% |
112.50 |
112.00 |
112.00 |
127.00 |
133.75 |
Premium Low Vol |
VM-21.5%, Ash-9.3% |
111.00 |
110.50 |
111.00 |
125.00 |
132.00 |
Semi Soft |
74.50 |
74.50 |
75.00 |
87.00 |
89.00 |
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Met Coke (CFR India) |
206.00 |
206.00 |
206.00 |
264.00 |
250.00 |
Freight rates:
Destination
|
(in $/ton) |
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As on |
As on |
Week ago, |
6-month ago, |
Year ago, |
|
July 22, 2014 |
July 21, 2014 |
July 15, 2014 |
January 24, 2014 |
July 22, 2013 |
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South Africa (RBCT) to India (West Coast) |
14.25 |
14.00 |
13.30 |
15.90 |
15.75 |
South Africa (RBCT) to India (East Coast) |
15.25 |
14.75 |
14.40 |
16.25 |
16.00 |
Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (West Coast) |
8.70 |
8.70 |
8.80 |
9.25 |
10.00 |
Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (East Coast) |
7.80 |
7.80 |
7.80 |
8.25 |
8.70 |
Australia to India |
14.30 |
14.30 |
14.30 |
16.50 |
17.00 |
Source: Traders & ICMW data base