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22 Dec 2015
India Coal Market Watch
December 22: Spot coal prices in the Indonesian market eased slightly on December 21 even as the other major markets showed a flat trend, sources said.
Import demand from India has remained subdued, impacting sentiment, they said.
Following are the indicative prices of coal in various markets and indicative freight rates (Panamax vessels) on December 21:
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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 21, 2015 |
December 18, 2015 |
December 14, 2015 |
June 24, 2015 |
December 22, 2014 |
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South African Steam Coal |
6000 Kcal/kg NAR |
49.60 |
49.60 |
50.00 |
60.90 |
65.25 |
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South African Steam Coal |
5500 Kcal/kg NAR |
39.70 |
39.70 |
40.00 |
52.50 |
56.20 |
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Australian Steam Coal |
6300 Kcal/kg GAR |
52.25 |
52.25 |
52.00 |
59.70 |
65.50 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
5900 Kcal/kg GAR |
47.80 |
47.90 |
47.90 |
52.25 |
59.80 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
5000 Kcal/kg GAR |
37.30 |
37.35 |
37.25 |
42.00 |
48.30 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
4200 Kcal/kg GAR |
26.50 |
26.50 |
26.00 |
29.90 |
35.50 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
3800 Kcal/kg GAR |
20.30 |
20.40 |
20.20 |
24.50 |
28.60 |
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Hard Coking Coal (Australian) |
VM-20.7%, Ash-10.5% |
75.00 |
75.00 |
76.00 |
89.60 |
110.75 |
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Premium Low Vol |
VM-21.5%, Ash-9.3% |
74.50 |
74.50 |
75.00 |
88.60 |
109.75 |
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Semi Soft |
|
61.50 |
61.50 |
61.60 |
70.60 |
79.00 |
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Met Coke (CFR India) |
|
120.00 |
120.00 |
120.00 |
NA |
200.00 |
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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 21, 2015 |
December 18, 2015 |
December 14, 2015 |
June 24, 2015 |
December 22, 2014 |
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South Africa (RBCT) to India (West Coast) |
6.40 |
6.40 |
6.50 |
10.70 |
12.50 |
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South Africa (RBCT) to India (East Coast) |
6.50 |
6.50 |
6.60 |
10.90 |
13.00 |
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Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (West Coast) |
4.30 |
4.35 |
4.60 |
7.30 |
8.20 |
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Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (East Coast) |
3.50 |
3.55 |
3.70 |
5.80 |
7.25 |
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Australia to India |
6.70 |
6.70 |
6.90 |
11.20 |
11.50 |
Source: Traders and ICMW database