The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) closed unchanged at 2,729 on Friday, but fell 8.5% on
the week as vessel-segment performance diverged. The Capesize index slipped 33
pts (0.8%) to 4,107, down 16.1% week-on-week. Panamax rose 32 pts (1.4%) to
2,283, up 2.1% for the week. Supramax gained 9 pts (0.6%) to 1,642, a weekly
increase of 3.4%.