Diamond Tutorial and Diamond Prices
Thursday, June 28, 2007
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Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Today's Market Report and News Links
After a strong start of the week, prices weakened during latter part, pulling the weekly index lower in relatively quiet trading volumes.
| Level Daily | Change |
Monday | 126.3 | -0.1% |
Tuesday | 127.4 | +0.8% |
Wednesday | 128.2 | +0.7% |
Thursday | 128.2 | -0.0% |
Friday | 126.9 | -1.1% |
Monday | 126.1 | -0.6% |
The main PolishedPrices index opened at 126.1 points on Monday, down 0.2% over the week and just above the opening level for the year. However, the index is still 3.6% above the level it was trading a year ago.
Commercial one carat diamonds were the weakest performers of the benchmark sizes over the past week, falling 6.1% to reach their lowest level since mid March.
Smaller sizes fared well this week, with high end 0.3 carat diamonds recording a 6.0% gain. Commercial 0.3 carats rose 1.3% and Mixed opened 1.5% higher.
The definitions of our groupings are: Fine: goods better than I color and VS2 and above.Commercial: K SI3 and above, excluding the Fine category, and Mixed: the rest down to M I3
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Diamond Derivatives - the Newest Trend
Monday, June 25, 2007
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Sunday, June 24, 2007
Thursday, June 21, 2007
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Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Monday, June 18, 2007
Sunday, June 17, 2007
Tivol president resigns
Today's News & Links
Trading activity mixed. India seasonally weak with sluggish demand for melee through halves. Shortages of 0.70-0.90 collection goods driving demand. 1.00ct-1.50ct,H+,SI+ improving. Two carats weak. U.S. April polished imports +8% to $1.2b Exports +32% to $813m. Belgium May polished exports +7% to $966m, rough imports +3% to $937. De Beers Diamdel will close operations in S. Africa, Namibia, and Shanghai and focus activity on India.
Fancies: Overall fancy shape demand is sluggish with a few very good to excellent areas. In general, the bigger the better. Well made big stones are booming with excellent demand and very tight supply. Lower quality smaller sizes are especially weak reflecting a general weakness in U.S. retail demand. Mid qualities and sizes are fair to good. Far East demand is much better than the U.S. and supporting the market.
Princess Cuts: Prices are weakening as square shape demand shifts to Cushions and Asschers. In general demand is moving from straight fancies (square shapes) to curved fancies (MQ, OV, PS etc.). Princess discounts are higher than Pears.
Emerald Cuts, Asschers and Radiants: Doing well in large sizes with discounts from Pears coming down. Layouts bringing better prices.
Marquises: Demand improving for medium to smaller sizes with shortages of well made better quality caraters.
Ovals: Steady with prices approaching Pears.
Hearts: Relatively weak but larger well shaped made better quality stones selling well in Hong Kong. The shape and life of the Heart is most important.
Notice: Oversizes bringing 5% to 10% premiums over similar quality straight size.
Oversizes are (0.60-0.69), (0.80-0.89), (0.96-0.99), (1.30-1.49), (1.75-1.99), (2.50+), (3.50+), (4.50+) and (5.50+)
Tivol president resigns
Yellow diamonds are top lot at Christie's New York sale
Retailer Hall of Fame winners announced
Are you 'jewelry savvy?'
China: Jewelry Sales +37% in May
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
News Room - Full Article
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
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Today's News Links
IDEX Online Research: Americans Love Gold Jewelry
U.S. Polished Imports $1.212 billion in April
NEW SITE IN TOWN
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Tuesday, June 5, 2007
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