* The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax, supramax and handysize shipping vessels carrying dry bulk commodities, was down 36 points, or 2.3%, at 1,522 points in its third consecutive decline.
* The capesize index lost 71 points, or 2.9%, to a 10-day low of 2,385 points.
* Average daily earnings for capesizes , which typically transport 150,000-tonne cargoes such as iron ore and coal, fell $590 to $19,777.
* Dalian and Singapore iron ore futures rose with signs of improvement in downstream demand and expectations of a raft of stimulus policies to be rolled out in the world's second-largest economy China.
* The panamax index was down 36 points, or 2.6%, at an 11-week low of 1,366 points, logging its 14th straight daily decline.
* Average daily earnings for panamaxes , which usually carry coal or grain cargoes of about 60,000 to 70,000 tonnes, slide $328 at $12,291.
* Ukraine cannot rule out that a deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukrainian grain will end on May 18, when it is due to expire, and no additional talks are planned this week, a foreign ministry official said.
* Among smaller vessels, the supramax index fell seven points to 1,098 points. (Reporting by Deep Vakil in Bengaluru; Editing by Shweta Agarwal)
