IDEX Price Report for 1 May: Fancies Fall, Mixed Fortunes for Rounds

(IDEX Online) - Prices slowed during April. Fancies fell sharply, rounds were more mixed.

Rounds

A more mixed picture than of late, ending months of near-blanket price rises. Goods over 3.0-ct still saw a raft of increases, albeit with some decreases, especially among 5.0-cts. Price drops dominated in goods under 0.80-cts. Among 0.80-cts-2.99-cts there was much activity and a near-even mix of prices rises and drops, with 1.00-1.24-cts dominated by price drops. 0.50cts-0.69cts goods saw drops among I+ and SI+.  0.70-cts-0.79-cts were more down than up.  0.80-cts-0.89-cts were evenly split, with rises among H+ and VS1+.  0.90-cts-0.99-cts saw little movement. 1.25-cts-2.99-cts were evenly mixed.

Highlighted changes

Rounds

0.80-0.89 ct. D-H / IF-VS1 +2-5%, D-G / SI1-I1 -1.5-4%

1.00-1.24 ct. D-F / VVS1-SI2 -3-4.5%, G-I / VS2 +2-3%

1.50-1.99 ct. D-H / IF-VVS2 -1.5-3%, F-H / VS2-SI1 +2-3.5%

Fancies

1.50-1.99 ct. H-J/ IF-SI1 -1-6.5%, F-G / VS1+ +1-5%

2.00-2.99 ct. H-K / IF-VS2 -2.5-5%, D-H / SI1-2 +.5-3.5%

5.00-5.99 ct. J-M / IF-VS2 +1-5%, D-E / VVS1-SI1 -.5-4%

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