COKING COAL DAILY: Prices take brief respite from falling amid holiday lull

Fob seaborne hard coking coal prices rebounded slightly on Monday February 15 on pockets of optimism, but most market participants held bearish views for the very short term caused by the Lunar New Year holiday.

Fastmarkets indices
Premium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $144.31 per tonne, up $2.30 per tonne
Premium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $217.23 per tonne, unchanged
Hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $128.32 per tonne, up $0.75 per tonne
Hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $203 per tonne, unchanged

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