IDEX Price Report for 1 May: Another Mixed Picture for Rounds and Fancies

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)

Highlighted changes

Rounds

1.25-1.49 ct. F-G / IF-VVS1 +2-4%

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

1.00-1.24 ct. D-F / IF-VVS1 -2.5-4%

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

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

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