DAILY: China's coking coal market strengthens amid smooth sales

China's coking coal market recorded the strongest upward momentum in months on March 18, with miners reporting smooth sales alongside improvement in the downstream steel market, according to market sources.

On Wednesday, Mysteel assessed China's national composite coking coal price at Yuan 1,268.9/tonne ($184.6/t) including the 13% VAT, up Yuan 10.4/t from Tuesday. The daily rise marked its largest since early November last year, supported by the robust sales among coal miners in major domestic producing regions. "We are selling