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Baltic Dry Index Ticks Down

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, edged down by 0.1% to 3,430 points on Wednesday, though remaining close to the highest since September 14. The capesize index, which typically transports 150,000-ton cargoes, including iron ore and coal, fell by 0.5% to 5,861 points. Meanwhile, the ...

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