COKING COAL DAILY: China prices diverge from those outside China

Seaborne coking coking coal prices moved in different directions on Friday March 20, with the fob-Australia index dropping amid demand concerns, while cfr-China prices were pushed higher by a transaction, indicating improved demand for the raw material in the country.

Fastmarkets Indices
Premium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $160.65 per tonne, down $2.50 per tonne
Premium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $171.83 per tonne, up 3.78 per tonne
Hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $144.51 per tonne, down $3 per tonne
Hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $156 per tonne, up $3.50 per tonne

A transaction was made on Friday March 20 involving an...

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