The benchmark Newcastle Thermal Coal Index dropped further to US$72 per ton for the week ended March 21, 2014. That means the commodity lost almost 10% in the past two months due to huge supply and demand slowdown in the seaborne market. February operation data of two coal mining contractors, United Tractors (UNTR) and Delta Dunia (DOID), meanwhile, only added negative sentiments.

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