Yancoal Australia Ltd (YAL.AU) — chart, structure and Closelook read

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Company snapshot — Yancoal Australia Ltd

YAL.AU in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Yancoal explores, develops, produces and markets metallurgical and thermal coal, mainly from mines in New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia. It sells into export markets across Asia, Europe and beyond. The company is majority owned by Yankuang Energy Group and based in Sydney.
Where it sits in the stack
No Closelook index currently seats Yancoal; it sits in the Energy sector of our universe, under Thermal Coal, alongside other coal producers we track outside the AI build-out indices.
Who it is priced against
The diary's records show no set peer group for Yancoal; the market often compares it with Whitehaven Coal, another Australian producer of thermal and metallurgical coal.
Why Closelook tracks it
Yancoal holds no seat in Rubin or Halo, so it sits outside the AI-linked indices, and it carries no Closelook score yet; the diary has not quoted it in any edition so far.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether Yancoal's shares hold above the 200-day average and narrow the gap to their 52-week high, since the chart currently sits well below that level.

Yancoal Australia Ltd (YAL.AU) trades on the AU exchange in Australia.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for YAL.AU, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 55/100 · S&P 500 fund at 58, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-17
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 94th percentile of the window, +2.7% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-17
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.00 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-17

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-18

Quick answers

What is Yancoal Australia Ltd (YAL.AU)?

Yancoal Australia Ltd trades as YAL.AU on the AU exchange (Australia) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-18.

Is YAL.AU in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Yancoal Australia Ltd is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-18.

Where does YAL.AU trade against its moving averages?

Recovery attempt under the 200-day: Trades +3.4% vs the 50-day and -1.8% vs the 200-day average, 32.8% below the 52-week high and +30% off the 52-week low; a death cross printed 38 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-17 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Yancoal Australia Ltd do?

Yancoal explores, develops, produces and markets metallurgical and thermal coal, mainly from mines in New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia. It sells into export markets across Asia, Europe and beyond. The company is majority owned by Yankuang Energy Group and based in Sydney. The diary's records show no set peer group for Yancoal; the market often compares it with Whitehaven Coal, another Australian producer of thermal and metallurgical coal.

Where does Yancoal Australia Ltd sit in the AI build-out?

No Closelook index currently seats Yancoal; it sits in the Energy sector of our universe, under Thermal Coal, alongside other coal producers we track outside the AI build-out indices. Yancoal holds no seat in Rubin or Halo, so it sits outside the AI-linked indices, and it carries no Closelook score yet; the diary has not quoted it in any edition so far.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for YAL.AU, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

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