Aug 14 (Reuters) - The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight
index extended gains for a fifth straight session on Wednesday
buoyed by strong demand across all vessel segments.
* The Baltic index , which tracks rates for ships
ferrying
dry bulk commodities, gained 86 points, or 4.6%, to 1,950
points, a high since July 24.
* The capesize index climbed 134 points, or 3.9%, to
3,588
points - a two-week high.
* Average daily earnings for capesizes, which typically
transport
170,000 tonne-180,000 tonne cargoes such as iron ore and coal,
rose $1,343 to $27,455.
* The panamax index was up 90 points, or 4.5%, at
2,089
points, its highest since July 26.
* Average daily earnings for panamaxes, which usually carry
coal
or grain cargoes of about 60,000 tonnes to 70,000 tonnes,
increased $725 to $16,708.
* The supramax index was up 30 points to 1,022
points, a
peak since November 2018.