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03 Nov 2014
November 03: The spot prices of steam coal in international markets slipped further on October 31 on lack of demand even as select grades (4200 kcal/kg GAR) material from Indonesia remained in attraction to some extent, market sources said.
Some Indian buyers eyed select grades of Indonesian coal, but still the bids rates were much lower than the offers.
With China practically out of the market, other major buyers were avoiding fresh commitments anticipating further softness in prices, they said.
Following are the indicative prices of coal in various markets and indicative freight rates on October 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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October 31, 2014 |
October 30, 2014 |
October 24, 2014 |
May 2, 2014 |
November 1, 2013 |
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South African Steam Coal |
6000 Kcal/kg NAR |
64.60 |
65.50 |
66.90 |
77.40 |
83.00 |
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South African Steam Coal |
5500 Kcal/kg NAR |
56.00 |
57.00 |
58.50 |
70.10 |
64.25 |
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Australian Steam Coal |
6300 Kcal/kg GAR |
61.75 |
62.25 |
63.75 |
73.15 |
83.60 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
5900 Kcal/kg GAR |
61.00 |
61.25 |
61.50 |
66.80 |
66.50 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
5000 Kcal/kg GAR |
48.70 |
48.50 |
48.50 |
55.40 |
53.90 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
4200 Kcal/kg GAR |
36.00 |
35.75 |
35.75 |
37.20 |
38.50 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
3800 Kcal/kg GAR |
29.50 |
29.50 |
29.50 |
31.60 |
32.75 |
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Hard Coking Coal (Australian) |
VM-20.7%, Ash-10.5% |
109.00 |
109.50 |
109.50 |
113.50 |
147.00 |
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Premium Low Vol |
VM-21.5%, Ash-9.3% |
107.50 |
107.50 |
108.00 |
112.25 |
145.00 |
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Semi Soft |
77.00 |
77.00 |
78.25 |
80.50 |
97.00 |
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Met Coke (CFR India) |
197.00 |
197.00 |
195.00 |
218.00 |
272.00 |
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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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October 31, 2014 |
October 30, 2014 |
October 24, 2014 |
May 2, 2014 |
November 1, 2013 |
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South Africa (RBCT) to India (West Coast) |
16.25 |
16.25 |
15.75 |
14.60 |
16.75 |
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South Africa (RBCT) to India (East Coast) |
16.80 |
16.80 |
16.70 |
15.40 |
17.25 |
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Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (West Coast) |
11.80 |
11.70 |
11.00 |
9.60 |
12.00 |
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Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (East Coast) |
10.30 |
10.20 |
9.75 |
8.60 |
10.50 |
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Australia to India |
17.50 |
17.00 |
16.25 |
16.50 |
17.00 |
Source: Traders and ICMW database