IDEX Price Report for 1 August: More Losses for Rounds and Fancies

(IDEX Online) - The overall trend remained markedly downwards during July for both rounds and fancies. 

Rounds

Losses significantly outweighed gains. They were largely concentrated among 1.50-cts to 2.99-cts and 4.00-cts to 4.99-cts. Among smaller goods there was little movement. Among 3.00-cts to 5.99-cts there was many price movements in both directions. There was a cluster of price drops in 1.00-cts to 1.24-cts for G+ and VS2+.

Fancies

More of a mixed picture among fancies than rounds, although the overall number of price decreases again outweighing increases. Many of the increases are among 4.00-cts to 4.99-cts - J and L-M colors and 5.00-cts to 5.99-cts - IF and VVS1 clarities. No clear trend among 0.90-cts to 1.49-cts.

Highlighted changes

Rounds

1.00-1.24 ct. D-F / IF-VVS2 -1.5-2.5% 

1.50-1.99 ct. D-G / IF-SI2 -1.5-4.5%

3.00-3.99 ct. J-L / VVS2-SI3 -1.0-4.0%, D-G / VS2 +1.0-2.5%

Fancy Cuts

1.50-1.99 ct. H-J / VVS1-VS2 -1.0-5.0%

2.00-2.99 ct. D-G / VS2 +1.5-3.0%, I / VVS1-VS2 -2.0-3.5%

4.00-4.99 ct. L-M / IF-SI2 +1.5-7.0%, G / IF-VS2 -1.0-2.5%

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