COKING COAL DAILY: Premium fob index up amid positive outlook

The premium hard coking coal fob price edged up further on Tuesday December 29 after transactions concluded at higher prices late on Monday while in the cfr market, the hard coking coal price rose by $1 per tonne following the recent increase in the premium hard coking coal cfr price, sources said.

Fastmarkets indices
Premium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $104.88 per tonne, up $0.80 per tonne
Premium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $199.80 per tonne, unchanged
Hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $90.05 per tonne, unchanged
Hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $186 per tonne, up $1 per tonne

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