Top Shipping Stocks to Watch on September 6, 2013

The BDI data is critical for all the  DryBulk Shipping stocks. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) is a number issued daily by the London-based Baltic Exchange. Not restricted to Baltic Sea countries, the index tracks worldwide international shipping prices of various dry bulk cargoes.The BDI is one of the purest leading indicators of economic activity. It measures the demand to move raw materials and precursors to production, as well as the supply of ships available to move this cargo. Consumer spending and other economic indicators are backward looking, meaning they examine what has already occurred. The BDI offers a real time glimpse at global raw material and infrastructure demand. 

Dry Bulk Shipping Rates- September 5, 2013
Baltic Dry Index ( BDI ) -   1279  Up  64
Baltic Cape Index ( BCI ) -   2660 Up 215
Baltic Panamax Index ( BPI ) -   961 Up 25
Supramax Index ( BSI ) -  952 Up 9


Below these are the Top Shipping Stocks Performance of the day Stocks September 5, 2013. 

Ticker     Company     Change

NEWL NewLead Holdings Ltd.           9.09%

DRYS  DryShips, Inc.  8.84%

ESEA   Euroseas, Ltd.  7.81%

EGLE   Eagle Bulk Shipping, Inc.          6.60%

PRGN  Paragon Shipping Inc.   6.33%

SHIP    Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp.       6.00%

GNK   Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd.            5.44%

FRO    Frontline Ltd.    5.39%

BALT  Baltic Trading Limited   5.24%

SBLK  Star Bulk Carriers Corp.           4.34%

NM      Navios Maritime Holdings Inc.  4.22%

DSX    Diana Shipping Inc.       3.85%

TOPS  Top Ships Inc.  3.77%

VLCCF           Knightsbridge Tankers Limited  3.77%

NAT    Nordic American Tankers Limited        3.59%

SB       Safe Bulkers, Inc.         3.46%

TNK    Teekay Tankers Ltd.    3.14%

ISH      International Shipholding Corp. 2.78%

TNP     Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd. 2.73%

CPLP   Capital Product Partners L.P.   2.01%

GMLP Golar LNG Partners LP            1.65%

GASS  StealthGas, Inc.            1.59%

NMM  Navios Maritime Partners L.P.  1.53%

DCIX   Diana Containerships Inc.         1.34%

GSL     Global Ship Lease, Inc. 1.32%

NNA   Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation          1.24%

KEX    Kirby Corporation        1.14%

TEU     Box Ships Inc.  1.02%

GLNG Golar LNG Ltd.           0.97%

RLOG  Rand Logistics, Inc.      0.80%

STNG  Scorpio Tankers Inc.    0.68%

TOO    Teekay Offshore Partners LP    0.64%

MATX Matson, Inc.     0.62%

SSW    Seaspan Corp. 0.53%

KNOP KNOT Offshore Partners LP    0.42%

CKH    Seacor Holdings Inc.    0.38%

GLOG GasLog Ltd.     0.29%

TGP     Teekay LNG Partners LP.        0.24%

CMRE Costamare Inc. 0.23%

SFL     Ship Finance International Limited         0.19%

ULTR  Ultrapetrol (Bahamas) Ltd.       0.00%

TK       Teekay Corporation     -0.25%

DHT    DHT Holdings, Inc.      -0.48%

DAC    Danaos Corporation     -0.66%

ASC    Ardmore Shipping Corporation -0.67%

FREE   FreeSeas Inc.   -1.61%

GLBS  Globus Maritime Limited           -4.72%

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