The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk freight index, which monitors rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, snapped a two-day winning streak on Wednesday, falling 0.3% to 2,670 points. The capesize index, which typically transports 150,000-ton cargoes including iron ore and coal, decreased 0.5% to 4,283 points; and the supramax went down 0.5% to 1,534 points. …
