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11 Sep 2014
September 11: Spot price of coal in international markets remained firmed on September 10 even as off-spec material from South Africa softened a bit taking a cue from a weak trend in Australian steam coal of the same grade, market sources said.
Following are the indicative prices of coal in various markets and indicative freight rates on September 10:
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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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September 10, 2014 |
September 9, 2014 |
September 3, 2014 |
March 11, 2014 |
September 11, 2013 |
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South African Steam Coal |
6000 Kcal/kg NAR |
68.00 |
67.50 |
68.00 |
75.50 |
70.70 |
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South African Steam Coal |
5500 Kcal/kg NAR |
60.00 |
60.40 |
61.30 |
62.25 |
62.30 |
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Australian Steam Coal |
6300 Kcal/kg GAR |
66.20 |
65.80 |
66.50 |
72.60 |
76.25 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
5900 Kcal/kg GAR |
62.50 |
62.50 |
63.10 |
69.70 |
68.40 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
5000 Kcal/kg GAR |
50.50 |
50.25 |
50.00 |
55.60 |
56.25 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
4200 Kcal/kg GAR |
36.60 |
36.80 |
36.50 |
37.75 |
40.00 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
3800 Kcal/kg GAR |
30.20 |
30.00 |
30.00 |
32.40 |
34.00 |
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Hard Coking Coal (Australian) |
VM-20.7%, Ash-10.5% |
109.00 |
109.00 |
112.00 |
110.50 |
154.00 |
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Premium Low Vol |
VM-21.5%, Ash-9.3% |
108.00 |
108.00 |
110.50 |
109.00 |
152.00 |
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Semi Soft |
76.00 |
76.00 |
75.60 |
82.75 |
99.00 |
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Met Coke (CFR India) |
192.00 |
192.00 |
192.00 |
240.00 |
262.00 |
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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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September 10, 2014 |
September 9, 2014 |
September 3, 2014 |
March 11, 2014 |
September 11, 2013 |
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South Africa (RBCT) to India (West Coast) |
18.50 |
18.30 |
17.75 |
17.50 |
15.25 |
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South Africa (RBCT) to India (East Coast) |
19.00 |
18.80 |
18.40 |
17.90 |
15.75 |
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Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (West Coast) |
12.40 |
12.20 |
11.40 |
11.20 |
10.75 |
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Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (East Coast) |
11.20 |
11.00 |
10.40 |
10.20 |
9.50 |
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Australia to India |
16.00 |
16.00 |
15.25 |
17.50 |
17.00 |
Source: Traders & ICMW data base