Polished Price Changes – January 1, 2015

(IDEX Online News) – While prices of round diamonds continued to slip in many categories this week, there were also some decent increases, with some categories approaching as much as a 5-percent change.

Fancy shapes saw a wider range of price changes, both positive and negative, with prices shifting up to 6 percent.

The following are some of the changes in this week's IDEX Online Diamond Price Report.

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Rounds

• 0.18-0.22 cts D / VVS2 and-SI2 SI1 increasing 2-4%
• 0.23-0.29 cts G / IF down more than 2%, K / VVS1 up almost 4%
• 0.30-0.39 cts price declines of 2%-4% in the VVS2-SI2 range
• 0.40-0.44 cts H / VVS down 4%
• 0.45-0.49 cts VS1-SI1 down 1.5-4%
• 0.50-0.69 cts VS1 to SI2 / K+, down 2-4%.
• 0.70-0.79 cts some price drops, but F-G / I3 increasing more than 4%
• 0.80-0.89 cts G-J / VVS-VS prices down
• 0.90-0.99 cts declines in J+ / VS+
• 1.00-1.24 cts D-L / IF-SI2 down 2.5%-4%
• 1.25-1.49 cts J-K /VS1 down 2%-3.3%
• 1.50-1.99 cts negative changes in the better qualities
• 2 cts just I / I1 rising 2% to $5,000 p/c
• 3 cts changes up to +3% in the H+ / SI1+ range
• 4 cts unchanged
• 5 cts a range of declines for F-J / IF-VVS1

Fancy Cuts

• 0.18-0.22 cts D / SI1 down almost 5%
• 0.23-0.29 cts G-I / VS1-SI2 down 4%-5%
• 0.30-0.39 cts D-E / SI1-SI2 down around 3%, I / VS2-SI1 declining 4%
• 0.40-0.44 cts I / IF and G / VVS2 down 2%
• 0.45-0.49 cts unchanged
• 0.50-0.69 cts I / VS2 up 2%, F / I1 down 3%, no other changes
• 0.70-0.79 cts E / IF up 3%
• 0.80-0.89 cts D / IF down 3%
• 0.90-0.99 cts  D / IF down 1% to $9,900 p/c, I /SI down almost 3%
• 1.00-1.24 cts J / VVS2-VS1 down around 2.5%
• 1.25-1.49 cts J / VVS1 up 2%, G / VS2 and K / SI1 down around 3%
• 1.50-1.99 cts G / VVS2 down 2%, M / I1 up almost 6% to $1,900 p/c
• 2 cts G-I /VVS2 down 2-3%
• 3 cts I / SI1 up 3%
• 4 cts K / SI3 up 2%
• 5 cts declines of 0.5-3% in the I+ / SI1+ range