EC freight futures to North Europe tumbled on 8 July, with 4 out of the 6
contracts hitting their daily 16% limit down level, while the two exceptions
EC2408 and EC2410 dropped by 4.1% and 15.6% respectively. The daily price
movement limit will be revised from 16% to 19% for contracts expiring in
December onwards starting from 9 July. Open interests went up 2% WoW with
traders taking more overnight positions for EC2410, EC2504 and EC2506.
The EC market was spooked by concerns that freight rates