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22 Feb 2016
Spot prices of standard South African coal inched up on February 19 amidst expectations of a supply crunch, market sources said.
Reports of a strike call in a Colombian mine affected the sentiment, they said.
Elsewhere, the prices of Indonesian as well as Australian steam coals remained soft, they said.
Following are the indicative prices of coal in various markets and indicative freight rates (Panamax vessels) on February 19:
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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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February 19, 2016 |
February 18, 2016 |
February 12, 2016 |
August 20, 2015 |
February 20, 2015 |
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South African Steam Coal |
6000 Kcal/kg NAR |
52.50 |
52.20 |
51.50 |
52.90 |
64.50 |
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South African Steam Coal |
5500 Kcal/kg NAR |
39.00 |
39.15 |
39.50 |
44.25 |
54.25 |
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Australian Steam Coal |
6300 Kcal/kg GAR |
50.60 |
50.90 |
50.60 |
57.75 |
61.60 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
5900 Kcal/kg GAR |
46.25 |
46.75 |
46.50 |
52.70 |
58.40 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
5000 Kcal/kg GAR |
37.30 |
36.80 |
36.75 |
40.00 |
47.40 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
4200 Kcal/kg GAR |
26.10 |
26.10 |
26.00 |
27.55 |
34.40 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
3800 Kcal/kg GAR |
20.10 |
20.20 |
20.15 |
22.60 |
27.40 |
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Hard Coking Coal (Australian) |
VM-20.7%, Ash-10.5% |
76.50 |
76.50 |
76.50 |
84.50 |
104.00 |
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Premium Low Vol |
VM-21.5%, Ash-9.3% |
75.50 |
75.50 |
75.50 |
83.50 |
103.00 |
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Semi Soft |
|
62.00 |
62.15 |
62.25 |
64.40 |
79.70 |
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Met Coke (CFR India) |
|
118.00 |
118.00 |
120.00 |
145.00 |
182.50 |
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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February 19, 2016 |
February 18, 2016 |
February 12, 2016 |
August 20, 2015 |
February 20, 2015 |
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South Africa (RBCT) to India (West Coast) |
4.00 |
4.75 |
5.45 |
10.10 |
9.00 |
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South Africa (RBCT) to India (East Coast) |
5.00 |
5.00 |
5.60 |
10.20 |
9.30 |
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Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (West Coast) |
4.00 |
4.00 |
4.20 |
7.00 |
6.25 |
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Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (East Coast) |
3.40 |
3.40 |
3.40 |
5.80 |
4.75 |
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Australia to India |
6.25 |
6.25 |
6.00 |
- |
9.50 |