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Saturday, March 19, 2011

Australia Newcastle Thermal Coal Falls 4.9% to $123.29 a Ton

Mar 18, 2011 5:57 PM GMT+0530
By Rakteem Katakey

Power-station coal prices at Australia’s Newcastle port, an Asian benchmark, declined 4.9 percent in the week ending today.

Coal prices at the New South Wales port decreased to $123.29 a metric ton from $129.60 the previous week, according to the globalCOAL NEWC Index.

Xstrata Plc (XTA), the world’s largest exporter of power-station coal, BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP) and Rio Tinto Group are among mining companies that ship coal through Newcastle.(By bloomberg)

Tags:Rio Tinto, power plant coal, Asian benchmark