IDEX Price Report for 1 December: Price Gains Outweigh Losses

(IDEX Online) - November was a busy month for rounds and fancies. There was more movement than usual in both directions, but prices overall were up.

Rounds

Plenty of movement in both directions, especially among goods over 0.50-cts. Price rises dominated among 0.50-0.69-cts, 1.00-1.24-cts and 4.00-4.99-cts. Most other sizes saw a more or less even mix of rises and falls.

HIGHLIGHTED CHANGES

Rounds

0.70-0.79 ct. G / IF-SI1 -1-8%, D-E / VS1-2 +1-2%

1.00-1.24 ct. D-F / IF-VVS2 +1-3%, D-E / VS2-SI2 +1.5-4%

4.00-4.99 ct. K-L / IF-SI2 +0.5-3%

Fancies

1.00-1.24 ct. J / IF-VS2 +2-11%

1.50-1.99 ct. F-H / VS1-SI1 +1-7%, L-M / VVS2-SI1 +2-6%

4.00-4.99 ct. L-M / IF-SI1 -3-8.5%, H-I /VVS2- VS2 +0.5-6.5%

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