The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk freight index rose 0.3% to 3,148 points on Friday, extending gains into a second session despite an 8.1% weekly decline. The index tracks rates for capesize, panamax and supramax vessels. The capesize index climbed 0.6% to 5,042 points, while average daily earnings increased $296 to $42,228; the segment fell 12.8% over the week. The panamax index dropped 0.3% to 2,372 points, with average daily earnings down $58 to $21,349, and declined 1.5% for the week. Supramax rates fell 0.3% to 1,789 points.