(IDEX Online) - February saw another mixed bag of prices movements. Larger rounds - those over three carats - fared well but smaller fancies suffered.

Rounds

There was mixed activity in goods of 0.70-cts and smaller during February, with slightly more downward movement in the 0.80 to 1.00-ct sizes, and a clear upward trend in larger goods of 3.00-4.99-cts.  Price rises dominated among 0.50-0.69-cts, and there were more price drops among one carats (1.00-1.24-cts).

Fancies

Among fancy cuts there was a downward movement of 0.50cts and smaller, especially among the 0.18-0.22-cts.  There was less activity among larger goods and price movements were more mixed. One-carats (1.00-1.24-cts) were largely static. Increases outweighed decreases among 5.00-5.99-cts.

KEY CHANGES

Rounds
0.18-0.22 ct. G / SI2 -4.5%
0.23-0.29 ct. I / VVS2-VS1 +3.5%
0.30-0.39 ct. E-G /SI2 -3%, J / VS2-SI2 +3.5%
0.40-0.44 ct. E-F / SI2 -2.5%, K / VVS2-VS1 -3%
0.45-0.49 ct. E-G / S12 -2-2.5%, F-G / VVS1 +3-3.5%
0.50-0.69 ct.  K / VVS1-2 +2%, F-G / I2 +3%
0.70-0.79 ct. L-N / I1 -3.5-5%
0.80-0.89 ct. L-M / I1-2 -3-5%, L-M / SI1 +2.5-3%
0.90-0.99 ct. F-H / VVS2 -1.5-3%, D-E / SI1 -3-3.5%
1.00-1.24 ct. D / VVS1-2 +3%, L / VS1-2 -2.5%
1.25-1.49 ct. D / VVS2 +2.5%, D / SI1 -1%
1.50-1.99 ct. L-M / I1 +3.5-4%
2.00-2.99 ct. F / IF-VVS2 -3%
3.00-3.99 ct. D / IF-VVS2 +3%, I-J / VVS2 +3.5%
4.00-4.99 ct. D / IF-VVS2 +3%, G-H / SI1-2 +1.5-3%
5.00-5.99 ct. F / VVS1 +1%                                                         

 

Fancy Cuts 

0.18-0.22 ct. G-I / IF-VVS2 -4.5-6%

0.23-0.29 ct. G / VS1 +3.5%

0.30-0.39 ct. H-I / VVS2-VS1 -3-3.5%, D-E / SI3-I1 -3.5-4%

0.40-0.44 ct. G / VVS1-SI1 -2-3.5%, D / VS2-SI2 -2-3.5%

0.45-0.49 ct. H / VVS1 -4%

0.50-0.69 ct. D-E / VS2 -1.5%, F / VVS2-VS1 +3%

0.70-0.79 ct. H-I / IF-VVS1 +2.5-3%, J / VVS2-VS2 +2-4%

0.80-0.89 ct. H / VS1 -2.5%, I / VVS2 +2.5%

0.90-0.99 ct. D-E / IF +2-6%

1.00-1.24 ct. G-I / I1 -3-3.5%

1.25-1.49 ct. H / VS1-SI1 -3%, M / IF-VVS1 -3%

1.50-1.99 ct. D-E / VVS1 +3%, L / VVS2-VS1 -2.5%

2.00-2.99 ct. F / IF-VVS2 +3%

3.00-3.99 ct. F-G / VVS1 +3%, L / SI1-2 -2-2.5%  

4.00-4.99 ct. D / VVS2-VS2 -3%

5.00-5.99 ct. E / VVS1-VS1 -1-3%, G / IF-VVS1 +3%

 

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