(IDEX Online) - There was a raft of price rises among low-clarity 3.00-3.99 ct rounds and clusters of drops in some smaller goods during August. Little movement for fancies.
Price drops dominate in round goods under 0.90-ct but there are some significant rises among larger stones. The most notable is in 3.00-3.99 ct, where there were price rises among virtually all goods F-N / I1-I3.
There were many price drops among better colors (D-G) 0.70-0.79 ct. It's a similar story, though less pronounced, among 0.80-0.89 ct goods. There were a small number of prices rises among 1.00-1.24 ct. Price drops dominate among K-M colors in 1.50-1.99 ct.
HIGHLIGHTED CHANGES
ROUNDS
0.70-0.79 ct. D-E / VS1-SI1 -2.5-3.5%
1.50-1.99 ct. K-M / I1 -3-4%
3.00-3.99 ct. F-J / I1-I3 +2.5-6%
FANCIES
0.50-0.69 ct. E-F / VVS1-2 -2.5-3.5%
1.50-1.99 ct. G-J / VS1 +3-3.5%, G-J / VS1 +3-3.5%
5.00-5.99 ct. D / VVS1-VS2 +3
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