The IDEX Online Polished Price Report for November 1, 2012
November 01, 12
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Smaller round goods, with the exception of high color and clarity items, are faring better.
Fancy cuts are in good to high demand in all sizes.
Following are some of the changes in this week's IDEX Online Diamond Price Report.
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Rounds
- Smaller goods, 0.18-00.44 cts, are mainly stable, although EF colors are declining in demand and price
- 0.45-0.49 cts stable, a few items are seeing price increases
- A wide range of price declines among 0.50-0.69 cts
- 0.70-0.79 cts VVS goods softening
- 0.80-0.89 cts seeing price declines in I, KL
- 0.90-0.99 cts keep losing ground
- 1.00-1.24 cts D-I / IF-VS2 declining prices
- 1.25-1.49 cts prices of better quality goods are heading down
- 1.50-1.99 cts widening price declines
- 2 cts I-N / IF-VVS2 mostly declining
- 3 cts VS goods are a good opportunity for buyers
- 4 cts I1 rebounding prices
- 5 cts G / IF-VVS1 up another 3% this week. F / VVS2-SI1 down 1%-3%
Fancy Cuts
- 0.18-0.22 cts D-H / IF-VVS2 goods up, FG / VS2 keep sliding down
- 0.23-0.44 cts largely unchanged
- 0.45-0.49 cts moving up
- 0.50-0.69 cts more price increases this week
- 0.70-0.79 cts in strong demand with rising prices
- Last week's slowdown continued for 0.80-0.89 cts DEF / IF-VS1 goods. Other goods in this key size are rising
- 0.90-0.99 cts VVS2 goods increasing in price this week
- 1.00-1.24 cts a couple of price increases
- 1.25-1.49 cts mostly up, JK / I1 keep sliding
- 1.50-1.99 cts more price increases
- 2 cts goods are in mixed demand
- 3 cts F / VS2 down 3.0% to $23,000 per carat. All other categories stable
- 4 cts are unchanged
- 5 cts no price changes this week