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17 Nov 2014
November 17: After remaining firm for almost an entire week, a slight moderation was seen in prices of South African and Australian steam coal on November 14 on normal demand and ample supply volumes, market sources said.
A soft trend was also witnessed for high calorific value Indonesian steam coal whereas lower grades remained unchanged during the day, they added.
Following are the indicative prices of coal in various markets and indicative freight rates on November 14:|
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Description of Coal
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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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November 14, 2014 |
November 13, 2014 |
November 7, 2014 |
May 15, 2014 |
November 15, 2013 |
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South African Steam Coal |
6000 Kcal/kg NAR |
65.40 |
65.50 |
63.50 |
76.60 |
80.50 |
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South African Steam Coal |
5500 Kcal/kg NAR |
57.00 |
56.70 |
55.20 |
68.75 |
65.50 |
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Australian Steam Coal |
6300 Kcal/kg GAR |
63.00 |
63.10 |
61.75 |
74.00 |
81.90 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
5900 Kcal/kg GAR |
60.60 |
60.80 |
61.40 |
67.20 |
67.00 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
5000 Kcal/kg GAR |
49.10 |
49.30 |
49.10 |
55.60 |
54.40 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
4200 Kcal/kg GAR |
36.00 |
36.00 |
36.00 |
37.30 |
38.50 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
3800 Kcal/kg GAR |
29.10 |
29.10 |
29.50 |
31.60 |
32.50 |
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Hard Coking Coal (Australian) |
VM-20.7%, Ash-10.5% |
112.50 |
112.00 |
110.00 |
114.50 |
142.00 |
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Premium Low Vol |
VM-21.5%, Ash-9.3% |
111.00 |
111.00 |
109.00 |
113.50 |
140.50 |
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Semi Soft |
|
77.50 |
77.00 |
76.25 |
82.25 |
94.00 |
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Met Coke (CFR India) |
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197.00 |
197.00 |
197.00 |
220.00 |
275.00 |
Freight rates:
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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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November 14, 2014 |
November 13, 2014 |
November 7, 2014 |
May 15, 2014 |
November 15, 2013 |
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South Africa (RBCT) to India (West Coast) |
15.10 |
15.40 |
15.50 |
14.40 |
16.25 |
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South Africa (RBCT) to India (East Coast) |
15.60 |
15.80 |
16.00 |
15.00 |
16.75 |
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Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (West Coast) |
11.00 |
11.20 |
11.25 |
9.80 |
11.70 |
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Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (East Coast) |
9.40 |
9.70 |
9.75 |
8.80 |
10.25 |
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Australia to India |
15.60 |
15.80 |
17.00 |
15.50 |
18.00 |
Source: Traders and ICMW database