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New UserWeak trend persists in SA & Australian coal prices
01 Jan 2015
January 01: The weak trend continued in South African and Australian steam coal prices on the last working day of 2014 even as Indonesian prices remained unchanged, market sources said.
The movement in prices was on expected lines amidst limited participation of operators, they added
A clear picture about market trend would from next week as participants come back from their holiday, they said.
Following are the indicative prices of coal in various markets and indicative freight rates on December 31:
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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 31, 2014 |
December 30, 2014 |
December 24, 2014 |
July 1, 2014 |
January 1, 2014 |
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South African Steam Coal |
6000 Kcal/kg NAR |
63.75 |
64.00 |
- |
74.00 |
85.25 |
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South African Steam Coal |
5500 Kcal/kg NAR |
54.60 |
55.00 |
- |
64.90 |
68.50 |
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Australian Steam Coal |
6300 Kcal/kg GAR |
65.30 |
65.70 |
- |
70.00 |
85.50 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
5900 Kcal/kg GAR |
59.50 |
59.50 |
- |
66.00 |
70.00 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
5000 Kcal/kg GAR |
47.80 |
47.80 |
- |
53.25 |
57.70 |
|
Indonesian Steam Coal |
4200 Kcal/kg GAR |
35.40 |
35.40 |
- |
36.75 |
38.25 |
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Indonesian Steam Coal |
3800 Kcal/kg GAR |
28.80 |
28.80 |
- |
30.90 |
32.20 |
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Hard Coking Coal (Australian) |
VM-20.7%, Ash-10.5% |
111.00 |
111.00 |
- |
111.00 |
131.00 |
|
Premium Low Vol |
VM-21.5%, Ash-9.3% |
110.00 |
110.00 |
- |
110.00 |
130.00 |
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Semi Soft |
80.75 |
80.00 |
- |
76.00 |
91.50 |
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Met Coke (CFR India) |
200.00 |
200.00 |
- |
206.00 |
272.00 |
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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 31, 2014 |
December 30, 2014 |
December 24, 2014 |
July 1, 2014 |
January 1, 2014 |
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South Africa (RBCT) to India (West Coast) |
12.20 |
12.35 |
- |
13.50 |
17.30 |
|
South Africa (RBCT) to India (East Coast) |
12.60 |
12.80 |
- |
14.50 |
17.50 |
|
Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (West Coast) |
7.80 |
8.00 |
- |
8.50 |
11.70 |
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Indonesia (Kalimantan) to India (East Coast) |
7.20 |
7.20 |
- |
7.00 |
10.25 |
|
Australia to India |
11.00 |
11.00 |
- |
14.20 |
18.50 |
Source: Traders and ICMW database