(IDEX Online News) – After a number of weeks of price rises, there were a number of declines this week. The declines were seen in rounds below 1 carat, while smaller sizes of fancy cuts were similarly affected – as were 4- and 5-carat stones.

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

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Rounds

• 0.18-0.22 cts D-G / VVS1+, I / VVS2 down 2-4% and G / SI1 up 4.5%

 

• 0.23-0.29 cts D-E / VVS2, G / VVS1+ and I / VVS2 down 2-3%

 

• 0.30-0.39 cts changes including D-G / VVS1+ up 2-3.5% and D-F / SI1-2 up 2%

• 0.40-0.44 cts changes including  E-F / VVS1+ up 3% and D-E / SI3 down 2-3%

• 0.45-0.49 cts changes including J-K / VS1-SI2 up 2-3% and D-E / SI3-I3 down 2-5%

• 0.50-0.69 cts changes including D-H / VS2+ up 2-3%

• 0.70-0.79 cts changes including D-F / VS2+ up 2-3%

• 0.80-0.89 cts H / IF up 3%, G / VS1 down 2%

• 0.90-0.99 cts D-I / VVS2+ up 2-3%, J / I1 down 5%

• 1.00-1.24 cts E-G / VVS2+ up 2-3%

• 1.25-1.49 cts changes including H / VVS1 and I-J / I1 up 2-3%

• 1.50-1.99 cts changes including D / VVS2 and G / VVS2-VS1 up 3% and I-VVS1 up 1%

• 2 cts many changes including  E-J / VVS2-VS1 up 2-3%

• 3 cts a number of changes including F / IF, H / VVS2+ and J-L / VS1 up 3%

• 4 cts some positive changes including G-J / VS1-2 up 1-3%

• 5 cts a few changes including J / VS1 and J-K / SI1-2 up 3%

 

Fancy Cuts

• 0.18-0.22 cts D / VVS1 and VS1 down 3-4%

• 0.23-0.29 cts D / VS1 up 3% , E-F / SI2 and I / VS1 up 4-5%

 

• 0.30-0.39 cts a few changes including E, G and I / VVS1 up 2-3%

• 0.40-0.44 cts changes including D / IF, H / VVS1 and F / VS1 up 2-2.5%

• 0.45-0.49 cts D / IF up 3% and N / VVS1 down 4.5%

• 0.50-0.69 cts D-H / VS2+ up 2-4% except F / VVS2 down 1.5%

• 0.70-0.79 cts changes including D-H / VVS2 up 3% and F-G / I1 down 2-2.5%

• 0.80-0.89 cts changes including D-E / IF and G-H / VVS2 up 3%

• 0.90-0.99 cts changes including D-H / VS1+ up 2-4% except F / VS1 down 3%

• 1.00-1.24 cts D-J / SI1+ up 1-4%

• 1.25-1.49 cts changes including D-J / IF-VVS1 up 2-4%

• 1.50-1.99 cts many changes such as G-H / VS1+ up 2-3%, L-N / IF down 2-3%

• 2 cts positive changes including D-I / VS1+ up 2-3%

• 3 cts changes including D-E / VVS2 up 1-3% and H / VVS2 up 3%

• 4 cts E / VVS1 down 3% and G / VS2-SI1 up 3%

• 5 cts D-F / VS2-SI1 down 2-3%