CIF ARA thermal futures edge higher in quiet session

摘要

Europe-delivered CIF ARA thermal coal futures edged upmarginally Thursday, resisting downward pressure from weakphysical supply-demand fundamentals and falling crude oil in atepid session.Platts assessed the CIF ARA the front-quarter Q2-16 contract at$44/mt, rising 20 cents on the day, and the year-ahead Cal-17 at$41.20/mt, gaining 40 cents.