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* The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize,
panamax and supramax vessels, fell 96 points, or 6.1%, to 1,474,
its lowest since * The capesize index dropped 195 points, or 15.9%,
to 1,031, its lowest since * "Big ships are still suffering from the typical January dip after a very brutal start to the year," shipbroker Fearnleys said in a weekly note, referring to the capesize segment. * Average daily earnings for capesize vessels, which
transport 150,000-tonne cargoes such as iron ore and coal,
dropped by * Meanwhile, iron ore pushed higher on expectations of
further monetary easing measures in top steel producer * The panamax index slipped 71 points, or 3.4%, to its lowest since April at 2,024. * Average daily earnings for panamax vessels, which ferry
60,000-70,000 tonne coal or grain cargoes, fell by * The lack of coal exports from * * The supramax index eased 39 points to 1,773. (Reporting by Rahul Paswan in Bengaluru; Editing by Ramakrishnan M.)
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