Met coal steady butheadwinds remain

摘要

Asia-Pacific metallurgicalcoal spot prices traded largely steadyTuesday, although sentiment was darkenedby sliding domestic Chinese coalprices and slow steel demand.Platts assessed premium low-vol hardcoking coal unchanged at $86.25/mt CFRChina. This equated to $78.45/mt FOBAustralia netting back with Panamaxfreight. Prices for second-tier material weresteady at $82.25/mt CFR China, or$74.45/mt FOB Australia on a Panamaxsizefreight back-calculation.