The Baltic Dry Index fell by 33 points to 2,660 on Friday, 23 October 2026, sources indicated.
The index is compiled by the London-based Baltic Exchange and is widely used as a daily measure of chartering prices for dry bulk shipping.
The Baltic Dry Index covers prices for transported cargo such as coal, grain and iron ore, reflecting movements across the main dry bulk trades.
The figure is derived from the Baltic Exchange's daily survey of its network of shipbroking agents located around the world.
Sources published the item dated 23 October 2026, recording the 33-point decline to a closing level of 2,660.
What the index records
The Baltic Dry Index reports freight rates for the movement of bulk commodities. It aggregates assessed chartering levels reported to the Baltic Exchange and expresses them as a single daily figure.
The index specifically covers shipments of bulk cargoes identified by the Exchange, including coal, grain and iron ore, which are among the cargo types used to calculate the daily assessments.
How the daily number is produced
The Baltic Exchange compiles the index by surveying its global panel of shipbroking agents on a daily basis. Those agents provide assessed chartering prices which are then assembled into the published index value.
The reported fall of 33 points to 2,660 on 23 October 2026 therefore reflects the aggregate of those daily assessments as captured by the Exchange's survey and published in the Exchange's index series.
reports supplied the report on the movement in the index on Friday, 23 October 2026, noting the revised closing level for that trading day.
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