The IDEX Online Polished Price Report for October 25, 2012

(IDEX Online News) – Last week's price increases for round 0.40-0.99 carats continued for some goods this week, mainly 0.45-0.49 carats. Fancy cuts were largely stable this week, with most price changes, all upwards, seen for 3-carat goods.

Following are some of the changes in this week's IDEX Online Diamond Price Report.

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Rounds

• Smaller goods, 0.18-0.39 cts in DE colors are declining in demand and price
• O.40-0.44 cts no price changes this week
• 0.45-0.49 cts top goods keep surging
• Mixed action among 0.50-0.69 cts. Better quality goods in lower colors are up, while Pique goods are losing buyers’ interest
• 0.70-0.79 cts a few price declines
• 0.90-0.99 cts are losing ground after last week's price increases
• 1.00-1.24 cts HI / IF-VS2 softening
• 1.25-1.49 cts mostly unchanged
• 1.50-1.99 cts scattered price declines
• 2 cts DE / SI2-I2 declining
• 3 cts a number of price decreases
• 4 cts lower color first and second pique (I1-I2) sliding
• 5 cts GH / IF-VVS1 up 3%~, F / VVS2-SI1 down ~3%

Fancy Cuts

• 0.18-0.22 cts D / IF-VVS2 goods up, FG / VS2 down
• 0.23-0.29 cts F / VS1 -3.3% to $1,450 per carat (p/c)
• 0.30-0.39 cts D / IF-VVS1 no changes
• 0.40-0.44 cts unchanged
• 0.45-0.49 cts moving up
• 0.50-0.69 cts a few price increases
• 0.70-0.79 cts J-M / VVS2-VS1 are on the rise as is G / SI2
• The good demand for 0.80-0.89 cts size goods slowed this week
• 0.90-0.99 cts VVS2 goods increasing in price this week
• 1.00-1.24 cts some price increases
• 1.25-1.49 cts D / SI2 +3.6%, JK / I1 keep sliding
• 1.50-1.99 cts A few price increases
• 2 cts goods are in mixed demand
• 3 cts J-M, mainly in SI qualities, in demand
• 4 cts are steady this week, N / I1 is the sole change, +4.6% to $2,300 p/c
• 5 cts no price changes this week