Sellers try to up offers, but seaborne met coal prices hold

摘要

Spot prices for metallurgical coalin Asia held steady Thursday despite attemptsto raise offers after Wednesday's confirmationthat the 3% import duty for Australian cokingcoal to China would be removed.Platts assessed premium low-vol hardcoking coal steady at $80.50/mt CFR ChinaThursday. This equated to $75/mt FOBAustralia after accounting for Panamax freight.Second-tier coal was also steady at $77/mtCFR China, or $71.50/mt FOB Australia afteraccounting for Panamax freight.