* The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax and
supramax shipping vessels, lost 25 points, or about 1.6%, at 1,535.
* The index, however, was up 7.8% for the week.
* The capesize index fell 63 points, or about 3.2%, to 1,913,
although gained 9.7% for the week.
* Average daily earnings for capesizes , which typically transport
150,000-tonne cargoes such as iron ore and coal, decreased $520 to $15,867.
* The panamax index was down 23 points, or about 1.3%, at 1,723 —
its biggest daily percentage fall since Feb. 16.
* But the index gained 4.2% for the week.
* Average daily earnings for panamaxes , which usually carry coal or
grain cargoes of about 60,000 to 70,000 tonnes, fell $207 to $15,509.
* Among smaller vessels, the supramax index rose 6 points to 1,318.
It was up 9% for the week.
(Reporting by Ananya Bajpai in Bengaluru; Editing by Shilpi Majumdar)
March 17 (Reuters) - The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index dipped on Friday on weaker demand for capesize and panamax vessels,
although gained for a fourth consecutive week.
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