The Baltic Dry index, a global benchmark for global freight costs for dry bulk commodities such as iron ore, coal and grain, jumped 14.6 per cent, its largest one-day gain since 1985. The Baltic soared on hopes that Chinese steelmakers would step up imports of iron ore following comments from BHP Billiton. The Anglo-Australian miner said Chinese iron ore stockpiles were now largely depleted following production cutbacks.
波羅的海干散貨運價指數（BDI，鐵礦石、煤炭和糧食等全球干散貨商品的一個全球運費基準）上漲14.6%，創下自1985年以來最大單日漲幅。該指數之所以飆升，是因為市場認為中國鋼鐵企業有望逐步加大鐵礦石進口，此前英澳礦業公司必和必拓(BHP Billiton)表示，在減產之后，中國的鐵礦石庫存目前已基本消耗完畢。
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