Baltic Dry Index Rises Further to Near 1-Week High

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, was up for a second session on Tuesday, rising about 1.9% to a near one-week high of 2,593 points. The main support came from the bigger-size segment. The capesize index, which typically transports 150,000-ton cargoes, including iron ore and ...

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