Movements in the seaborne coking coal spot market were mixed on Wednesday August 1, leaving participants in a blur about which way prices would head next.
Two cargoes of premium mid-vol hard coking with their laycan set for early September and October were traded at $173.50 per tonne fob Australia and $175 per tonne fob Australia respectively, market sources told Metal Bulletin.Two cargoes of the top two Australian brands also changed hands at $177 per tonne fob Australia and $183 per tonne cfr China during the day.These follow a transaction involving a shipment of premium mid-vol hard coking coal with a mid-September laycan...