On July 7, China Coal Energy (01898.HK) declined 3.21% in regular trading, trading at HKD 9.94/share, with turnover of HKD 26.99 million. The coal sector came under broad selling pressure, with Yancoal Australia down 4.44%, Yankuang Energy down 3.51%, Kinetic Development down 4.22%, CGN Mining down 3.01%, and China Shenhua down 1.90%.

The decline was primarily driven by continued coal price weakness. Qinhuangdao port thermal coal (Q5500) market price has retreated to RMB 816/ton, down RMB 30/ton week-over-week. Pithead prices at production origins also broadly weakened. Meanwhile, international thermal coal prices hit two-month lows as geopolitical risk premiums faded and Indian demand contracted, dragging on the global seaborne coal market. Institutions note that while July rainfall continues to suppress coastal daily consumption and mid-to-downstream inventories have accumulated to multi-year highs, suppressing end-user procurement activity, coal prices may find a bottom around mid-July as temperatures rise nationwide and peak summer electricity demand materializes.

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