The Baltic Dry Index fell by 158 points to 3,268 on Monday, 28 September 2026, according to a report published by reports.
reports recorded the movement in an item dated 28 September 2026, providing the daily figure for the index compiled in London by the Baltic Exchange.
The Baltic Dry Index is compiled by the London-based Baltic Exchange and, as the report notes, covers prices for transported cargo such as coal, grain and iron ore; the index value quoted reflects the aggregated measure of those dry bulk freight rates.
Market measure and scope
The index is derived from a daily survey of agents located across the world and is presented as a single numerical reading that reflects freight prices for dry bulk commodities, with the Baltic Exchange responsible for compiling and publishing the underlying data.
The published figure, a fall of 158 points to 3,268, is the latest daily reading of that compiled survey and was reported for Monday, 28 September 2026.
Latest movement
The report supplied to readers by reports gives the precise change and end value for the day, stating that the Baltic Dry Index declined by 158 points to finish at 3,268 on 28 September 2026.
The Baltic Exchange’s compilation method rests on the regular reporting by its network of agents, and the published index number is the consolidated outcome of that process as captured and released for the date stated.
Key commodities included in the index calculation include:
- coal
- grain
- iron ore
The reports item presents the daily figure without further comment on drivers or outlook; it records the movement in the single-line metric that market participants use to see short-term shifts in dry bulk freight pricing.
Taken together, the report and the Baltic Exchange compilation provide the day's single-point assessment of freight prices for dry bulk cargoes on 28 September 2026, presented as a numeric change and a closing index level that market observers may compare with prior readings.