IDEX Price Report for 1 October: More Losses, Rounds Fare Better

(IDEX Online) - Another month of widespread losses, offset by some gains, mostly in rounds. 

Rounds

There were, yet again, considerably more decreases than increases. Relatively little activity among bread-and-butter goods (0.50-cts to 1.99-cts) but significant price drops among 2.00-cts to 5.99-cts, with the notable exception of rises on most F+ goods sized 5.00-cts to 5.99-cts. Among 1.00-cts to 1.24-cts, movement (mostly downwards) was limited to H+ and VS2+. No significant trends in smaller sizes.

Highlighted changes

Rounds

1.00-1.24 ct. D-G / VVS2-VS2 -1.5-3.5%

1.50-1.99 ct. G-I / IF-VVS2 -1.0-2.5%, E-F / IF-VVS1 +-0.5-2.5%

4.00-4.99 ct. D-H / SI1-3 -0.5-3.0%, D-F / IF-VVS2 +0.5-3.0%

Fancy Cuts

1.25-1.49 ct. F-G / VS2-SI1 -3.0-6.5%, L-N / IF-VVS2 +3.0-7.0%

2.00-2.99 ct. J-M / IF-VVS2 -1.0-3.5%

5.00-5.99 ct. E-F / IF-VVS1 -1.0-3.0%, D-G / SI1 +2.0-4.0%

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