Baltic Dry Index Halts 6-Day Decline

2026-06-30 15:22 By Luisa Carvalho 1 min. read

The Baltic Exchange's dry bulk freight index, which monitors rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, snapped a six-day losing run on Tuesday, rising about 0.4% to 2,501 points, supported by the larger vessel segments.

The capesize index, which typically transports 150,000-ton cargoes including iron ore and coal, went up 0.3% to 3,548 points, after several days of declines; and the panamax index, which tracks vessels carrying around 60,000 to 70,000 tons of coal or grain, added 1.4% to 2,154 points.

On the other hand, the supramax index edged down by 0.1% to 1,667 points.

The benchmark index logged a quarterly gain of about 25%, but dropped 22% for the month.



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Baltic Dry Index Halts 6-Day Decline
The Baltic Exchange's dry bulk freight index, which monitors rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, snapped a six-day losing run on Tuesday, rising about 0.4% to 2,501 points, supported by the larger vessel segments. The capesize index, which typically transports 150,000-ton cargoes including iron ore and coal, went up 0.3% to 3,548 points, after several days of declines; and the panamax index, which tracks vessels carrying around 60,000 to 70,000 tons of coal or grain, added 1.4% to 2,154 points. On the other hand, the supramax index edged down by 0.1% to 1,667 points. The benchmark index logged a quarterly gain of about 25%, but dropped 22% for the month.
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