The Baltic Dry Index dropped 2.75% on September 29 as weaker Capesize earnings put pressure on the wider dry-bulk freight market.
The Baltic Exchange’s main dry-bulk freight index fell by 90 points, or 2.75%, to 3,178 on September 29, 2026, its lowest level in almost a month. The decline was led by the Capesize segment, whose index dropped 248 points, or 4.63%, to 5,103. Average daily earnings for Capesize vessels fell by $2,249 to $42,775.
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