Dry Bulk Weekly – June 6, 2010
Baltic dry index fell 5.7% last week; The hardest hit sectors was Panamaxes with 8.7% loss and Supramaxes with 8.1% loss; Capesizes and Handysizes lost 2.1% and 3.5%.
Expectations running high, stockpiles high, financial crisis threatening to cause a economic crisis. Iron ore prices sliding. It looks the things are slowing down in China.
On the other hand ship prises rose 25% in last six months, a proof of excessive expectations.
Chart 1. Baltic Dry Indexes Relative Performance
Source: Bloomberg
Chart 2. Baltic Dry Index
Source: Bloomberg
Chart 3. Baltic Dry Index Components
Source: Bloomberg
