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18 Sep 2014
September 18: Spot coal prices firmed up in international markets on September 17 amidst better enquiries, particularly from India, market sources said.
Following are the indicative prices of coal in various markets and indicative freight rates on September 17:
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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 17, 2014 |
September 16, 2014 |
September 10, 2014 |
March 18, 2014 |
September 18, 2013 |
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South African Steam Coal |
6000 Kcal/kg NAR |
67.60 |
67.00 |
68.00 |
76.60 |
72.40 |
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South African Steam Coal |
5500 Kcal/kg NAR |
60.00 |
59.70 |
60.00 |
62.40 |
62.30 |
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Australian Steam Coal |
6300 Kcal/kg GAR |
65.80 |
65.50 |
66.20 |
74.00 |
78.00 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
5900 Kcal/kg GAR |
63.00 |
62.60 |
62.50 |
69.30 |
68.25 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
5000 Kcal/kg GAR |
50.00 |
50.60 |
50.50 |
55.50 |
55.80 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
4200 Kcal/kg GAR |
36.70 |
36.50 |
36.60 |
37.25 |
39.40 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
3800 Kcal/kg GAR |
30.50 |
30.40 |
30.20 |
32.00 |
33.70 |
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Hard Coking Coal (Australian) |
VM-20.7%, Ash-10.5% |
112.00 |
108.75 |
109.00 |
107.00 |
154.50 |
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Premium Low Vol |
VM-21.5%, Ash-9.3% |
111.00 |
107.75 |
108.00 |
106.00 |
152.50 |
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Semi Soft |
76.00 |
75.75 |
76.00 |
81.00 |
98.50 |
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Met Coke (CFR India) |
190.00 |
190.00 |
192.00 |
240.00 |
268.00 |
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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 17, 2014 |
September 16, 2014 |
September 10, 2014 |
March 18, 2014 |
September 18, 2013 |
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South Africa (RBCT) to India (West Coast) |
18.00 |
18.20 |
18.50 |
17.50 |
16.40 |
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South Africa (RBCT) to India (East Coast) |
19.00 |
19.00 |
19.00 |
18.00 |
17.00 |
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Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (West Coast) |
11.90 |
12.30 |
12.40 |
11.00 |
12.00 |
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Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (East Coast) |
10.10 |
10.60 |
11.20 |
10.00 |
10.50 |
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Australia to India |
16.00 |
15.75 |
16.00 |
18.00 |
18.50 |
Source: Traders & ICMW data base