CIF ARA thermal coal spot edges lower on weak demand, sparse activity

摘要

Europe-delivered CIF ARA thermal coal pricesedged lower Friday, with market sources noting that supplydemandfundamentals remained bearish, while only a fewplayers were active in the market.Platts assessed the price of CIF ARA physical thermal coalbasis 6,000 kcal/kg NAR and for delivery within the next15-60 day period at $58.25/mt, down 15 cents on-day andslipping $1.25 from last Friday.