{"id":57612,"date":"2026-02-18T15:40:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T09:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/?p=57612"},"modified":"2026-02-18T15:40:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T09:40:22","slug":"baltic-dry-index-drops-d-o-d-as-cny-holidays-temper-market-activity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/?p=57612&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Baltic dry index drops d-o-d as CNY holidays temper market activity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Baltic Dry Index dropped by 0.2% (5 points) d-o-d to 2,095 points on 17 Feb&#8217;26 after hitting 2-week high yesterday. 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