COKING COAL DAILY: Prices stable in China amid soft buying interest

Coking coal prices in both the cfr China and fob Australia markets held largely steady on Tuesday October 12, mainly due to a lack of buying activity, sources told Fastmarkets.

Fastmarkets indices
Premium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $608.95 per tonne, up $0.83 per tonne 
Hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $558.30 per tonne, down $0.03 per tonne 
Premium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $406.30 per tonne, up $0.01 per tonne
Hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $347.34 per tonne, unchanged

In China, domestic coke prices fell slightly in the week to Tuesday October 12, with steel mills only procuring on an as-needed basis amid production...

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