{"id":52750,"date":"2026-01-03T13:16:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T07:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/?p=52750"},"modified":"2026-01-03T13:16:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T07:16:22","slug":"baltic-dry-index-posts-marginal-gains-on-panamax-support-post-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/?p=52750&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Baltic Dry Index posts marginal gains on Panamax support post holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Baltic dry index inched up by 0.26% to stood at 1,882 on 2 Jan&#8217;26 against 24 Dec. 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