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Spot coal prices flat

02 Feb 2015

February 2: Seaborne coal prices showed a flat trend on January 30 as subdued demand from China offset the fears over possible reduction of supply from a major miner, market sources said.

Prices of both South African and Australian steam coals eased marginally during the day, while Indonesian coal prices continued to remain unchanged.

Following are the indicative prices of coal in various markets and indicative freight rates on January 30:

Description of Coal

Specification

Price/ton (in $ and FOB)

As on,

As on,

Week ago,

6-month ago,

Year ago,

January 30, 2015

January 29, 2015

January 23, 2015

August 3, 2014

January 30, 2014

South African Steam Coal

6000 Kcal/kg NAR

                  62.30

                  62.40

                       -  

                       -  

                  81.00

South African Steam Coal

5500 Kcal/kg NAR

                  53.90

                  54.00

                       -  

                       -  

                  66.25

Australian Steam Coal

6300 Kcal/kg GAR

                  63.50

                  63.60

                       -  

                       -  

                  80.75

Indonesian Steam Coal

5900 Kcal/kg GAR

                  58.50

                  58.50

                       -  

                       -  

                  71.25

Indonesian Steam Coal

5000 Kcal/kg GAR

                  46.80

                  46.80

                       -  

                       -  

                  57.25

Indonesian Steam Coal

4200 Kcal/kg GAR

                  34.80

                  34.80

                       -  

                       -  

                  38.00

Indonesian Steam Coal

3800 Kcal/kg GAR

                  28.15

                  28.15

                       -  

                       -  

                  31.50

Hard Coking Coal (Australian)

VM-20.7%, Ash-10.5%

                107.00

                 107.00

                       -  

                       -  

                 126.50

Premium Low Vol

VM-21.5%, Ash-9.3%

                106.00

                 106.00

                       -  

                       -  

                 125.00

Semi Soft

 

                  79.80

                  79.80

                       -  

                       -  

                  87.50

Met Coke (CFR India)

 

                190.00

                 190.00

                       -  

                       -  

                 265.00

Freight Rate:

Destination

 (in $/ton)

As on

As on

Week ago,

6-month ago,

Year ago,

January 30, 2015

January 29, 2015

January 23, 2015

August 3, 2014

January 30, 2014

South Africa (RBCT) to India (West Coast)

                    9.25

                    9.25

                      -  

                       -  

                   16.00

South Africa (RBCT) to India (East Coast)

                    8.80

                    8.80

                      -  

                       -  

                   16.40

Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (West Coast)

                    6.50

                    6.50

                      -  

                       -  

                    9.40

Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (East Coast)

                    5.10

                    5.10

                      -  

                       -  

                    8.40

Australia to India

                    8.90

                    8.90

                      -  

                       -  

                   16.75

Source: Traders and ICMW database