Jan 30 (Reuters) - The Baltic Exchange's main sea
freight index snapped its nine-session losing streak on
Tuesday, as rates for panamax and supramax vessels edged up.
* The overall index, which factors in rates for
capesize, panamax and supramax shipping vessels, rose 4 points,
or about 0.6%, to 680.
* The panamax index was up 6 points at 1,060, a
10-day high.
* Average daily earnings for panamaxes , which
usually carry coal or grain cargoes of about 60,000 to 70,000
tonnes, rose by $56 to $9,543.
* Among smaller vessels, the supramax index rose 8
points to 658.
* The capesize index lost 1 point to 533, its lowest
level in nearly five months.
* Average daily earnings for capesizes , which
typically transport 150,000-tonne cargoes such as iron ore and
coal, were down $15 to $4,418.
* Meanwhile, Dalian iron ore futures extended gains after a
week-long Lunar New year holiday in China, climbing more than 3%
to a contract high, on optimism around demand prospects for the
world's top steel producer. (Reporting by Harshit Verma in Bengaluru
Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)
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