Spot coal prices flat
02 Feb 2015
February 2: Seaborne coal prices showed a flat trend on January 30 as subdued demand from China offset the fears over possible reduction of supply from a major miner, market sources said.
Prices of both South African and Australian steam coals eased marginally during the day, while Indonesian coal prices continued to remain unchanged.
Following are the indicative prices of coal in various markets and indicative freight rates on January 30:
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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January 30, 2015 |
January 29, 2015 |
January 23, 2015 |
August 3, 2014 |
January 30, 2014 |
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South African Steam Coal |
6000 Kcal/kg NAR |
62.30 |
62.40 |
- |
- |
81.00 |
South African Steam Coal |
5500 Kcal/kg NAR |
53.90 |
54.00 |
- |
- |
66.25 |
Australian Steam Coal |
6300 Kcal/kg GAR |
63.50 |
63.60 |
- |
- |
80.75 |
Indonesian Steam Coal |
5900 Kcal/kg GAR |
58.50 |
58.50 |
- |
- |
71.25 |
Indonesian Steam Coal |
5000 Kcal/kg GAR |
46.80 |
46.80 |
- |
- |
57.25 |
Indonesian Steam Coal |
4200 Kcal/kg GAR |
34.80 |
34.80 |
- |
- |
38.00 |
Indonesian Steam Coal |
3800 Kcal/kg GAR |
28.15 |
28.15 |
- |
- |
31.50 |
Hard Coking Coal (Australian) |
VM-20.7%, Ash-10.5% |
107.00 |
107.00 |
- |
- |
126.50 |
Premium Low Vol |
VM-21.5%, Ash-9.3% |
106.00 |
106.00 |
- |
- |
125.00 |
Semi Soft |
|
79.80 |
79.80 |
- |
- |
87.50 |
Met Coke (CFR India) |
|
190.00 |
190.00 |
- |
- |
265.00 |
Freight Rate:
Destination
|
(in $/ton) |
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As on |
As on |
Week ago, |
6-month ago, |
Year ago, |
|
January 30, 2015 |
January 29, 2015 |
January 23, 2015 |
August 3, 2014 |
January 30, 2014 |
|
South Africa (RBCT) to India (West Coast) |
9.25 |
9.25 |
- |
- |
16.00 |
South Africa (RBCT) to India (East Coast) |
8.80 |
8.80 |
- |
- |
16.40 |
Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (West Coast) |
6.50 |
6.50 |
- |
- |
9.40 |
Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (East Coast) |
5.10 |
5.10 |
- |
- |
8.40 |
Australia to India |
8.90 |
8.90 |
- |
- |
16.75 |
Source: Traders and ICMW database