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Capesize paper market continued to run out of the steam and fell for the third consecutive day amid bearish market sentiments. Thus, Capesize 5 time charter average dropped y by $394 day-on-day to $8,531 on Thursday, after it came under pressure in morning session that set the tone for the rest of trading day. The …
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Capesize paper market traded on narrow range as trade participants were concerned over several holidays in Far East in coming days. Thus, the Capesize 5 time charter average dropped by $150 day-on-day to $8,381 on Friday, as liquidity dried up ahead of the many holidays in Asia that limited shipping activities. Some Capesize demand had …
Capesize paper market continued the downside with lower physical fixtures in view of coming May Labour holidays across countries. Due to lack of physical trading, the Capesize 5 time charter average dropped by $89 to $8,292 on Monday. Thus, many trade participants were expecting a sluggish week ahead of the many holidays in coming days. …
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U.S. crude inventories rose by 10 million barrels to 510 million barrels in the week to April 24, data from industry group the API showed last night, compared with analysts’ expectations for a build of 10.6 million barrels. So not as bad as previously thought and lower than previous weeks which has definitely given the …
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