Asian coal prices static, demand scant

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Asian metallurgical coal priceswere unchanged Thursday as buying interestremained weak, with few end-users showinginterest in offers, sources said.Platts assessed premium low-vol hardcoking coal flat day on day at $78.50/mt CFRChina Thursday. This equated to $72.30/mtFOB Australia after accounting for Panamaxsizefreight. Prices for second-tier materialwere assessed flat over the same periodat $76.50/mt CFR China, or $70.30/mt FOBAustralia on a Panamax-size freight backcalculation.Panamax freight from Australiato China was assessed flat day on day at$6.20/mt.