COKING COAL DAILY: Spot market stays busy

The seaborne coking coal market saw a day of ample spot activity on Thursday December 12, with cargoes trading on both a cfr China and an fob Australia basis.

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Premium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $136.58 per tonne, up $0.59 per tonne
Premium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $147.96 per tonne, down $0.60 per tonne
Hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $122.33 per tonne, unchanged

Hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $130.25 per tonne, unchanged
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