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New UserCoal prices soften further in international markets
01 Apr 2015
April 1: Continued absence of bids led to further softness in international coal prices on March 31, market sources said.
Lack of clarity on Indonesia’s decision to allow export of coal only against LCs also affected sentiments, they said.
Following are the indicative prices of coal in various markets and indicative freight rates on March 31:
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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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March 31, 2015 |
March 30, 2015 |
March 24, 2015 |
October 2, 2014 |
April 1, 2014 |
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South African Steam Coal |
6000 Kcal/kg NAR |
59.00 |
59.75 |
59.60 |
- |
73.40 |
|
South African Steam Coal |
5500 Kcal/kg NAR |
51.00 |
51.20 |
51.20 |
- |
64.60 |
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Australian Steam Coal |
6300 Kcal/kg GAR |
55.50 |
56.00 |
56.50 |
- |
74.50 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
5900 Kcal/kg GAR |
59.75 |
60.10 |
60.90 |
- |
68.10 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
5000 Kcal/kg GAR |
47.00 |
47.00 |
47.50 |
- |
54.50 |
|
Indonesian Steam Coal |
4200 Kcal/kg GAR |
33.50 |
33.60 |
33.80 |
- |
37.30 |
|
Indonesian Steam Coal |
3800 Kcal/kg GAR |
26.90 |
27.00 |
27.20 |
- |
32.25 |
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Hard Coking Coal (Australian) |
VM-20.7%, Ash-10.5% |
96.00 |
96.50 |
100.50 |
- |
109.50 |
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Premium Low Vol |
VM-21.5%, Ash-9.3% |
95.00 |
96.25 |
99.25 |
- |
108.50 |
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Semi Soft |
74.25 |
74.25 |
76.10 |
- |
81.50 |
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Met Coke (CFR India) |
175.00 |
175.00 |
177.50 |
- |
212.00 |
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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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March 31, 2015 |
March 30, 2015 |
March 24, 2015 |
October 2, 2014 |
April 1, 2014 |
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South Africa (RBCT) to India (West Coast) |
9.30 |
9.30 |
9.80 |
- |
15.80 |
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South Africa (RBCT) to India (East Coast) |
9.40 |
9.40 |
10.00 |
- |
16.30 |
|
Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (West Coast) |
6.20 |
6.20 |
6.50 |
- |
10.25 |
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Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (East Coast) |
5.20 |
5.25 |
5.50 |
- |
9.00 |
|
Australia to India |
9.75 |
9.90 |
10.00 |
- |
16.50 |
Source: traders and ICMW database