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Capesize rates recover despite mixed market sentiments

Capesize freight rates hiked up on better market sentiments as shipping demand improved toward year-end with support of the strong bunker prices. The Capesize 5 time charter average then went up by $938 day-on-day to $11,889 on Friday, albeit with considerably less activity on the FFAs. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) also moved upward by …

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Morning Oil Report 14/12/20

Brent crude futures for February rose 38 cents, or 0.8%, to $50.35 a barrel by 0454 GMT before ticking up by over 50 cents to $50.61 to 0741, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures for January were up 32 cents, or 0.7%, at $46.89 a barrel.   Iran and its ministers are looking to …

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