US oil rig count for the week to July 31 due in 10 minutes.

印度外长：今晚与伊朗外长进行了电话交谈。强烈呼吁在任何情况下都要避免对商业航运和海员的攻击。印度谴责任何一方采取的此类攻击。

Baltic Dry Index (BDI) rose 59 points (2.21%) to 2,732, its highest since July 27; July cumulative gain 9.2%. Capesize index jumped 129 points (3.1%) to 4,296, highest since July 17; July cumulative +21%. Capesize average daily earnings rose $1,165 to $35,457. Panamax index gained 47 points (2.3%) to 2,087, highest since July 23; July cumulative -3.1%. Panamax average daily earnings rose $417 to $18,780. Supramax slipped 1 point (0.06%) to 1,609, lowest since June 8; July cumulative -3.5%.