[The coal sector bucked the trend and rose by the daily limit in Zhengzhou Coal and Electricity] On October 14th, the coal sector bucked the trend and rose by the daily limit in Zhengzhou Coal and Electricity. Shaanxi Coal rose by nearly 2%, setting a new record high. China Shenhua rose by nearly 2%, setting a new high since November 2007. Yunmei Energy, Dayou Energy, Yankuang Energy, etc. followed suit. According to the news, in the first week after the National Day holiday, the thermal coal market returned quickly: the closing price of 5,500 kcal at the port stood at 1,000-1,008 yuan/ton, and the outsourcing of 5,500 kcal at a certain group's port was raised to 991 yuan/ton. According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, the national industrial raw coal output above designated size in August was 360 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 7.7%, and has been at the lowest level in the same period in the past five years for three consecutive months.