Mon, 27 May 2013 07:56:07 GMT
Coal prices in China drop to lowest since October 2009
Chinese coal spot prices decreased to 600-615 Yuan per kilogram, the lowest price since October 2009, as country's manufacturing sector, which accounts for 70% of domestic electricity demand, contracted for the first time in 7 months. Sluggish demand from heavily industrialized sectors and sufficient rainfalls in the south were indicated as the main causes of a decrease in prices.