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International coal prices rise further amidst limited deals

22 Nov 2013

November 22: In line with the trend seen during the past, spot coal prices in international markets continued to firm up largely on speculative interest to ensure that indices settle at a high even as genuine buying or enquiries continued to elude the market, industry source said.

Meanwhile, a mild firmness was detected in the prices of the higher grades of Indonesian coal, on reports of some disturbances in loading due to the recent rains there which also helped prices to rise in other markets, they added.

"Actual deals are still not much in the market in the absence of bids, but offer prices continued to rise," they added.

Coking coal prices, however, fell sharply by about $3.00 per ton on November 21 in the absence of buying support amidst ample supplies, the sources said.

Following are the indicative prices of coal in various markets and indicative freight rates on November 21:

Description of Coal

Specification

Price/ton (in $ and FOB) as on Nov 21, 2013

Price/ton (in $ and FOB) as on Nov 20, 2013

Week Ago Price/ton (in $ and FOB) Nov 14, 2013

6-month ago Price/ton (in $ and FOB) May 22, 2013

Year Ago Price/ton (in $ and FOB) Nov 22, 2012

South African Steam Coal

6000 Kcal/kg NAR

83.20

82.60

80.20

82.75

87.25

South African Steam Coal

5500 Kcal/kg NAR

66.90

66.60

65.50

NA

NA

Australian Steam Coal

6300 Kcal/kg GAR

82.25

82.25

82.00

88.75

88.50

Indonesian Steam Coal

5900 Kcal/kg GAR

67.75

67.50

67.00

73.00

69.80

Indonesian Steam Coal

5000 Kcal/kg GAR

55.20

55.10

54.40

60.60

55.10

Indonesian Steam Coal

4200 Kcal/kg GAR

38.75

38.75

38.50

43.00

38.00

Indonesian Steam Coal

3800 Kcal/kg GAR

32.50

32.50

32.50

37.00

33.10

Hard Coking Coal (Australian)

VM-20.7%, Ash-10.5%

139.50

142.50

142.00

141.00

161.25

Premium Low Vol

VM-21.5%, Ash-9.3%

137.50

140.50

140.50

140.00

161.00

Semi Soft

 

97.00

97.00

94.00

99.75

112.00

Met Coke (CFR India)

 

275.00

275.00

274.00

270.00

306.00

Freight Rate:

Destination

As on Nov 21, 2013 (in $/ton)

As on Nov 20, 2013 (in $/ton)

Week Ago Nov 14, 2013 (in $/ton)

6-month Ago May 22, 2013 (in $/ton)

Year Ago Nov 22, 2012 (in $/ton)

South Africa (RBCT) to India (West Coast)

16.00

16.00

16.25

14.75

14.80

South Africa (RBCT) to India (East Coast)

16.50

16.50

16.75

15.00

16.00

Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (West Coast)

11.60

11.60

11.70

 8.50

 10.50

Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (East Coast)

10.00

10.00

10.25

 7.50

9.40

Australia to India

17.00

17.00

18.00

15.50

NA

Source: ICMW (Traders)