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29 Jan 2015
January 29: A stable trend prevailed in international coal markets on Janary 28 amidst indications of revival in Chinese enquiries for South African coal, market sources said.
Prices of almost all types of coals moved in a narrow band with Australian prices softening further along with select grade of Indonesian material (3800 Kcal/kg GAR), they said.
Following are the indicative prices of coal in various markets and indicative freight rates on January 28:
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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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January 28, 2015 |
January 27, 2015 |
January 21, 2015 |
July 29, 2014 |
January 29, 2014 |
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South African Steam Coal |
6000 Kcal/kg NAR |
61.90 |
61.90 |
60.50 |
72.40 |
81.50 |
|
South African Steam Coal |
5500 Kcal/kg NAR |
53.60 |
53.60 |
52.60 |
63.80 |
66.00 |
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Australian Steam Coal |
6300 Kcal/kg GAR |
64.70 |
65.00 |
67.80 |
69.50 |
81.00 |
|
Indonesian Steam Coal |
5900 Kcal/kg GAR |
58.50 |
58.50 |
58.50 |
64.75 |
71.00 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
5000 Kcal/kg GAR |
46.60 |
46.60 |
47.20 |
50.00 |
57.00 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
4200 Kcal/kg GAR |
34.80 |
34.60 |
34.80 |
36.00 |
38.00 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
3800 Kcal/kg GAR |
28.25 |
28.40 |
28.60 |
30.15 |
31.50 |
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Hard Coking Coal (Australian) |
VM-20.7%, Ash-10.5% |
106.50 |
107.00 |
107.50 |
113.00 |
126.50 |
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Premium Low Vol |
VM-21.5%, Ash-9.3% |
105.50 |
106.00 |
106.50 |
111.50 |
125.00 |
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Semi Soft |
79.50 |
79.50 |
79.00 |
72.50 |
87.50 |
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Met Coke (CFR India) |
193.00 |
193.00 |
193.00 |
202.00 |
265.00 |
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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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January 28, 2015 |
January 27, 2015 |
January 21, 2015 |
July 29, 2014 |
January 29, 2014 |
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South Africa (RBCT) to India (West Coast) |
9.50 |
9.60 |
9.75 |
16.00 |
16.00 |
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South Africa (RBCT) to India (East Coast) |
9.00 |
9.20 |
9.40 |
16.40 |
16.40 |
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Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (West Coast) |
6.50 |
6.40 |
7.25 |
9.70 |
9.40 |
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Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (East Coast) |
5.10 |
5.00 |
5.80 |
8.20 |
8.40 |
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Australia to India |
9.10 |
8.80 |
9.80 |
14.40 |
16.75 |
Sources: Traders and ICMW database