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Baltic Dry Index, Up for Nine Straight Sessions, Hits Two-Month High

Reuters
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July 21, 2017

ReutersJuly 21 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose on Friday for the ninth straight session, on higher rates for capesize and smaller vessels.

The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax, supramax and handysize shipping vessels, was up 13 points, or 1.35 percent, at 977 points, touching its highest in more than two months.

The capesize index climbed 61 points, or 5.58 percent, to 1,154 points.

Capesize dry bulker earnings are finishing the week on a firm note with assessments lifting up to about $9,200/day on average worldwide, Clarksons Platou Securities analysts said in a client note.

Average daily earnings for capesizes, which typically transport 150,000-tonne cargoes such as iron ore and coal, were up $396 at $9,170.

The panamax index was slid 2 points, or 0.16 percent, to 1,258 points.

Average daily earnings for panamaxes, which usually carry coal or grain cargoes of about 60,000 to 70,000 tonnes, decreased $13 to $10,080.

Among smaller vessels, the supramax index rose 5 points to 812 points, while the handysize index was up 2 points at 499 points. (Reporting by Karen Rodrigues in Bengaluru; Editing by Martina D’Couto)

(c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2017.

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