* The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize,
panamax and supramax shipping vessels, added 13 points, or 0.8%,
to 1,558, but was down 1.1% this week.
* The capesize index rose 59 points, or 2.5%, to
2,384. The index gained 3.6% for the week, its third straight
weekly rise.
* Average daily earnings for capesizes , which
typically transport 150,000-tonne cargoes carrying commodities
such as iron ore and coal, increased $485 to $19,768.
* The panamax index dropped 13 points, or 0.9%, to
1,501.
* The index was headed for its fourth straight weekly
decline and was down 5.4% this week.
* Average daily earnings for panamaxes , which
usually carry coal or grain cargoes of about 60,000 to 70,000
tonnes, decreased $118 to $13,512.
* Among smaller vessels, the supramax index fell 9
points to 1,096.
* Singapore and Dalian iron ore futures, however, extended
declines, dragged down further by renewed fears of a banking
crisis in the United States and lingering worries of diminishing
demand amid reduced production by some Chinese steelmakers. (Reporting by Rahul Paswan in Bengaluru; Editing by Shilpi
Majumdar)
May 5 (Reuters) - The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight
index , tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk
commodities, edged up on Friday on stronger demand in the
capesize segment, but marked its first weekly decline in three.
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