COKING COAL DAILY: Seaborne prices relatively stable; NDRC to tackle coal price surge

Seaborne coking coal prices remained relatively stable on Wednesday October 20 with no trading activity. In China, market participants were cautious after the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) held meetings on thermal coal price controls on Tuesday.

Fastmarkets indices
Premium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $612.12 per tonne, unchanged
Hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $563.37 per tonne, down $1.69 per tonne
Premium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $398.92 per tonne, down $0.13 per tonne
Hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $341.51 per tonne, unchanged

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