Spot coking coal prices remained stable on selective buying from the markets of China and India, industry sources said.
Imported hard coking coal prices hovered in the range of $76 per ton FOB India as against same price in the previous week.
Spot semi-soft prices remained unchanged at around $62 per ton as against same prices in the previous week.
Imported met coke prices hovered around $118 per ton CFR India, down from $120 per ton a week earlier.
Following are coking coal, met coke prices in different markets:
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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January 20, 2016 |
January 19, 2016 |
January 13, 2016 |
July 21, 2015 |
January 21, 2015 |
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Hard Coking Coal (Australian) |
VM-20.7%, Ash-10.5% |
76 |
76 |
76 |
81.5 |
107.5 |
Premium Low Vol |
VM-21.5%, Ash-9.3% |
75 |
75 |
75 |
80.5 |
106.5 |
Semi Soft |
|
62 |
62 |
62 |
65.4 |
79 |
Met Coke (CFR India) |
|
118 |
118 |
120 |
150 |
193 |
SOurce: ISMW