(IDEX Online) - Prices were steady during April, with an even mix of gains and losses, and activity concentrated among larger goods.

 

Rounds

 

Price gains dominated again in 4.00-cts to 5.99-cts, primarily among D-F colors, and losses dominated among lesser colors. Much like March, there was minimal price movement among goods under 0.70-cts. There were some increases among G+ and VS2+ goods 1.25-cts to 1.49-cts.

 

Fancies

There was, overall, a fairly equal mix of losses and gains during April, especially among goods over 1.50-cts. In smaller there were pockets of price increases (0.18-cts to 0.29-cts) and decreases (0.45-cts to 0.99-cts)

 

Rounds

0.18-0.22 ct. D / VVS1-VS1 -3-6%

0.23-0.29 ct. G / VS1-2 -3.5-4%

0.30-0.39 ct. D / IF +4%

0.40-0.44 ct. D / IF +3.5%

0.45-0.49 ct. K / VS2-SI1 -2-4.5%

0.50-0.69 ct. D / IF-VVS1 +1-5.5%

0.70-0.79 ct. D-F / IF +1.5-4%, N / VVS1-SI1 -3-4%

0.80-0.89 ct. D-E / IF-VVS1 +3-4%

0.90-0.99 ct. D / IF-VVS2 -3-3.5%

1.00-1.24 ct. D-E / VVS2-VS1 +1.5-4%

1.25-1.49 ct. F-G / IF-VVS1 +2-4%

1.50-1.99 ct. F-J / IF -1.5-3%

2.00-2.99 ct. E-F / VVS2-VS1 +1-2.5%, J / IF-SI1 -1-2.5%

3.00-3.99 ct. E-F / VVS1-VS2 +1-4%, M-N / VVS1-VS2 -1.5-4%

4.00-4.99 ct. D-G / IF-VS1 +1-4.5%, K-N / IF-VS1 -1.5-4%

5.00-5.99 ct. D-E / IF-VS2 +1-2%, J-M / VVS1-VS2 -0.5-3.5%

 

Fancy Cuts

0.18-0.22 ct. F-J / I1 +10-16.5%

0.23-0.29 ct. F-I / VS2-SI1-2 +4-14%
0.30-0.39 ct. F / IF-VVS2 +2.5-3%, E-F / SI1-2 -3.5-4%

0.40-0.44 ct. H-I / SI3 -5-5.5%

0.45-0.49 ct. K / VVS1-SI3 -3.5-5%

0.50-0.69 ct. L-N / IF -3.5-7%

0.70-0.79 ct. D-G / IF-VS1 -1.5-5.5%

0.80-0.89 ct. E-I / IF-VS1-VS2 -2-5%

0.90-0.99 ct. D-G / IF -2-6%

1.00-1.24 ct. D-F / IF-VVS1 -2.5-4%

1.25-1.49 ct. D-E / IF-VVS2 +2-4.5%

1.50-1.99 ct. D-H / IF-VVS2 -0.5-4%

2.00-2.99 ct. E-F / IF-VVS1 -2-3%, H-J / SI2-3 +1.5-3.5%

3.00-3.99 ct. D-H / VS1 -1-3.5%, G / IF-VVS2 +0.5-2.5%

4.00-4.99 ct. G / IF-VVS2 -2-2.5%, E-K / SI3 +1.5-2.5%

5.00-5.99 ct. F-N / IF -1-4%, E / VVS1-VS2 +2-3%