Asia met coal price uptick as China sees some pockets of buying interest

摘要

The Asia-Pacific spot market saw a slight priceuptick Tuesday, with some higher bids from end-users andsome willingness to procure spot cargoes.This was opposed to traders surveyed who appeared to beuncertain about the market, preferring to observe clearermarket price trends before partaking in transactions.Platts assessed Premium Low Vol hard coking coal 50cents higher to $138/mt CFR China while second-tier HCCssaw a $1 uptick to $126/mt CFR.