Atlantic met coal markets turn sluggish; most prices flat

摘要

Atlantic metallurgical coal marketsappeared to be slowing down Monday infresh trade and activity ahead of the yearendholiday break, with some Q1 deals andoffers reported into Europe and Turkey.A report Friday of conclusion in a Q1loading high-vol coal -- with specificationsthe Northwest Europe buyer consideredto be a typical high-vol B -- could not beconfirmed widely. The reported discountagainst Platts high-vol B indices for a regularhigh-vol B was unrepeatable based on tradeindications given late Friday and Monday.