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05 Feb 2016
The spot prices of standard South African coal moved up on better enquiries on February 4 amidst slight improvement in sentiment, market sources said.
The firmness was witnessed for Australian steam coal as well during the day, they added.
Following are the indicative prices of coal in various markets and indicative freight rates
(Panamax vessels) on February 04:
|
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 4, 2016 |
February 3, 2016 |
January 28, 2016 |
August 5, 2015 |
February 5, 2015 |
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South African Steam Coal |
6000 Kcal/kg NAR |
52.30 |
51.50 |
50.65 |
55.10 |
61.60 |
|
South African Steam Coal |
5500 Kcal/kg NAR |
38.50 |
38.75 |
39.35 |
45.60 |
53.65 |
|
Australian Steam Coal |
6300 Kcal/kg GAR |
50.80 |
50.00 |
48.80 |
59.50 |
62.90 |
|
Indonesian Steam Coal |
5900 Kcal/kg GAR |
46.00 |
46.00 |
46.70 |
52.50 |
58.50 |
|
Indonesian Steam Coal |
5000 Kcal/kg GAR |
36.50 |
37.50 |
38.50 |
40.50 |
46.70 |
|
Indonesian Steam Coal |
4200 Kcal/kg GAR |
26.00 |
26.00 |
26.20 |
28.60 |
34.80 |
|
Indonesian Steam Coal |
3800 Kcal/kg GAR |
20.00 |
20.00 |
20.20 |
23.60 |
28.05 |
|
Hard Coking Coal (Australian) |
VM-20.7%, Ash-10.5% |
76.00 |
76.00 |
75.50 |
87.00 |
107.00 |
|
Premium Low Vol |
VM-21.5%, Ash-9.3% |
75.00 |
75.00 |
74.50 |
86.00 |
106.00 |
|
Semi Soft |
|
62.00 |
62.00 |
61.75 |
66.00 |
80.25 |
|
Met Coke (CFR India) |
|
118.00 |
118.00 |
117.00 |
149.00 |
190.00 |
Freight Rates
|
Destination |
(in $/ton) |
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As on |
As on |
Week ago, |
6-month ago, |
Year ago, |
|
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February 4, 2016 |
February 3, 2016 |
January 28, 2016 |
August 5, 2015 |
February 5, 2015 |
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|
South Africa (RBCT) to India (West Coast) |
5.50 |
5.50 |
5.60 |
10.25 |
8.75 |
|
South Africa (RBCT) to India (East Coast) |
5.75 |
5.75 |
5.90 |
10.30 |
9.00 |
|
Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (West Coast) |
4.25 |
3.90 |
4.00 |
7.00 |
6.40 |
|
Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (East Coast) |
3.50 |
3.00 |
3.15 |
5.70 |
5.00 |
|
Australia to India |
6.50 |
6.00 |
6.25 |
10.00 |
8.60 |
Sources: Traders and ICMW database