June 16 (Bloomberg) -- European demand for South African coal will likely be “lackluster” over the next two months because of ample supplies and imports from the U.S. and Colombia, Barclays Capital said in a report today.

“We expect a greater pull for coal in Europe at the end of the third quarter that intensifies by the beginning of the fourth quarter,” the bank said in the report.

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