IDEX Price Report for 1 January: Still No Signs of a Recovery

(IDEX Online) - 2025 ended, as expected, with more price drops. 2024 ended with cautious optimism about a recovery. There have been some gains during the year in +2.00-cts goods, but there are still no signs of a real recovery. And it may be that we shouldn't expect a recovery in the traditional sense.

Rounds

Price drops dominated yet again, with over three times more decreases than increases. In goods 0.70-cts to 1.99-cts there were clusters of decreases among better colors and clarities (G+, VS2+) with barely any increases.  In larger sizes (2.00-cts to 5.99-cts) there was significantly more movement, in both directions, but still more prices going down than up. There was limited activity in goods below 0.70-cts.

Highlighted changes

Rounds

1.25-1.49 ct. D-E / IF-VS1 -1.0-4.0%

2.00-2.99 ct. EW-I / VVS1-VS1 -0.5-3.5%, G-J / SI3 +1.5-6.0%

4.00-4.99 ct. D-F / IF-VS1 -0.5-2.0%, G / VVS1-VS2 +0.5-3.5%

Fancy Cuts

0.70-0.79 ct. D-H / IF-VVS2 -2.0-6.0%

1.25-1.49 ct. G-H / VVS1-VS1 -1.5-4.0%

5.00-5.99 ct. H-I / IF-VVS2 -1.5-3.0%,  F / VVS1-VS1 +0.5-2.5% 

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