COKING COAL DAILY: Active spot market pushes up seaborne premium prices

Seaborne premium hard coking coal prices went up slightly on Tuesday May 12, following a rebound the previous day, when there was active trading.

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Premium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $115.06 per tonne, up by $1.09 per tonne.
Premium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $121.01 per tonne, up by $0.14 per tonne.
Hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $87.16 per tonne, down by $0.90 per tonne.
Hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $96 per tonne, unchanged.

A 160,000-tonne cargo of premium mid-volatility hard coking coal, with June 15-24 laycan, was traded on May 11 at $111.50 per...

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