COKING COAL DAILY: Increase in buying interest supports fob market

Seaborne coking coal prices increased in the fob Australia market amid increased buying interest on Wednesday August 11, while the cfr China market stayed strong due to domestic supply tightness, sources told Fastmarkets.

Fastmarkets indices
Premium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $222.09 per tonne, up $0.98 per tonne
Hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $195.91 per tonne, up $5.75 per tonne
Premium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $337.89 per tonne, up $4.14 per tonne
Hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $292.4 per tonne, up $4.07 per tonne

Increased buying interest in the seaborne market pushed up coking coal prices in the fob market, with 75,000 tonnes of...

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