Soochow Securities·2025-10-12 11:28Investment Rating - The report maintains an "Overweight" rating for the coal mining industry [1] Core Insights - The current demand for coal is weak during the holiday period, leading to a slight increase in port coal prices. The average spot price for thermal coal at ports rose by 8 CNY/ton to 709 CNY/ton [1] - Supply remains stable, with an average daily inflow of 1.7673 million tons to the Bohai Rim ports, a slight increase of 0.46% from the previous week. However, the average daily outflow decreased by 138.36 million tons, a decline of 4.7% [1][28] - The inventory at Bohai Rim ports increased to 25.495 million tons, reflecting a 0.23% rise, indicating a slow depletion of stock due to weak demand [1][33] - The report anticipates that coal prices will maintain a volatile trend in the short term, with potential upward movement expected after mid-October as heating demand in northern regions begins to rise [1] Summary by Sections Market Overview - The Shanghai Composite Index rose by 1.80% to 3,897.03 points during the reporting period, while the coal sector index increased by 3.53% to 2,793.56 points [10] - The average daily inflow of coal to the Bohai Rim ports increased by 0.86 million tons, while the outflow decreased by 9.3 million tons [28] Price Trends - Port thermal coal prices increased slightly, while prices for coal from production areas showed mixed trends. For instance, the price for 5500 kcal thermal coal from Datong fell by 59 CNY/ton to 555 CNY/ton, while the price for 6000 kcal coal from Yanzhou dropped by 100 CNY/ton to 870 CNY/ton [17] - The Bohai Rim thermal coal price index rose by 1 CNY/ton to 681 CNY/ton [19] Recommendations - The report suggests focusing on resource stocks, particularly recommending companies like Haohua Energy and Guanghui Energy as elastic targets due to their low valuations [2][38]