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New UserFlat trend in international coal prices due to Christmas holiday
26 Dec 2014
December 26: With market participants on holiday, virtually no deals were recorded in international coal markets on December 25 and prices remained unchanged, market sources said.
A dull trend is likely to prevail till first week of January as most of the operators will remain off the market till then, they added.
Following are the indicative prices of coal in various markets and indicative freight rates on December 25:
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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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December 25, 2014 |
December 23, 2014 |
December 18, 2014 |
June 26, 2014 |
December 26, 2013 |
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South African Steam Coal |
6000 Kcal/kg NAR |
65.20 |
65.20 |
66.20 |
74.20 |
85.25 |
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South African Steam Coal |
5500 Kcal/kg NAR |
56.10 |
56.10 |
56.75 |
64.50 |
68.75 |
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Australian Steam Coal |
6300 Kcal/kg GAR |
65.75 |
65.75 |
64.60 |
69.75 |
87.75 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
5900 Kcal/kg GAR |
59.60 |
59.60 |
59.80 |
66.50 |
70.40 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
5000 Kcal/kg GAR |
48.10 |
48.10 |
48.30 |
54.00 |
57.80 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
4200 Kcal/kg GAR |
35.40 |
35.40 |
35.50 |
37.00 |
38.30 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
3800 Kcal/kg GAR |
28.80 |
28.80 |
28.60 |
31.00 |
32.25 |
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Hard Coking Coal (Australian) |
VM-20.7%, Ash-10.5% |
111.00 |
111.00 |
111.50 |
111.00 |
136.50 |
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Premium Low Vol |
VM-21.5%, Ash-9.3% |
109.75 |
109.75 |
110.25 |
110.00 |
134.50 |
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Semi Soft |
79.00 |
79.00 |
79.00 |
77.00 |
93.50 |
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Met Coke (CFR India) |
200.00 |
200.00 |
200.00 |
210.00 |
272.00 |
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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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December 25, 2014 |
December 23, 2014 |
December 18, 2014 |
June 26, 2014 |
December 26, 2013 |
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South Africa (RBCT) to India (West Coast) |
12.50 |
12.50 |
12.65 |
13.25 |
17.50 |
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South Africa (RBCT) to India (East Coast) |
13.00 |
13.00 |
13.30 |
12.50 |
18.00 |
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Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (West Coast) |
8.10 |
8.10 |
8.40 |
8.20 |
12.00 |
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Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (East Coast) |
7.25 |
7.25 |
7.50 |
7.20 |
10.50 |
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Australia to India |
11.30 |
11.30 |
11.75 |
13.80 |
18.50 |
Source: Traders and ICMW database