IDEX Price Report for 1 December: More Price Drops for Rounds and Fancies

(IDEX Online) - Price drops yet again in November, with losses in both rounds and fancy cuts.

Rounds

Many more price falls than rises, yet again. Most activity - an even mix of increases and decreases - was among goods over 1.50-cts. In smaller sizes there was relatively little movement, but it was overwhelmingly negative.

Fancies

Price drops dominated again, as they have for many, many months. A more mixed picture among goods over 1.25-cts. Most movement in 1.00-cts to 1.25-cts G+ and VS2+ was downwards. A similar picture among 0.70-cts to 0.89-cts.

Rounds

0.18-0.22 ct. I-L / I2 +12.5-20.0%

0.23-0.29 ct. L / IF-SI3 -6.0-10.0%

0.30-0.39 ct. M-N / SI1-3 -6.5-10.0%

0.40-0.44 ct. L-M / VVS1-2 -4.0-8.5%

0.45-0.49 ct. L / VVS1-SI1 -4.0-7.5%

0.50-0.69 ct. D-E / IF-VVS1 -2.0-5.0%

0.70-0.79 ct. D-F / IF-VVS2 -2.5-4.5%

0.80-0.89 ct. E-F / IF-VS2 -1.5-3.5%

0.90-0.99 ct. D-F / VVS1 -1.5-6.0%

1.00-1.24 ct. D / IF-VS2 -1.0-3.5%

1.25-1.49 ct. E / VVS1 - VS2 -2.0-3.5%

1.50-1.99 ct. D-F / IF-SI1 -0.5-2.5%

2.00-2.99 ct. G-J / VS1-2 -1.0-2.5%, D-G / IF +1.0-2.0%

3.00-3.99 ct. D-H / VVS2 +1.0-3.0%

4.00-4.99 ct. H / IF-VS1 +1.0%, I-J / SI1-2 -2.0-2.5%

5.00-5.99 ct. D-E / IF-VS2 +1.5-3.0%, E / SI1-I2 -1.5-4.0%

Fancy Cuts

0.18-0.22 ct. F / VVS2-VS2 +5.5-6.0%

0.23-0.29 ct. H / VVS2-VS2 +4.5-5.0%

0.30-0.39 ct. E-G / SI2-3 -4.0-5.5%

0.40-0.44 ct. F-G / SI2-I1 -4.0-9.0%

0.45-0.49 ct. G-H / SI3 +4.0-4.5%

0.50-0.69 ct. J / IF-VVS1 -2.5%

0.70-0.79 ct. D-G / IF-VS2 -2.0-7.0%

0.80-0.89 ct. D-F / IF-SI1 -2.0-4.0%

0.90-0.99 ct. E / IF -5.0%

1.00-1.24 ct. D-G / VVS1-2 -1.5-3.5%

1.25-1.49 ct. D-G / VVS1 -1.0-2.5%

1.50-1.99 ct. D-F / VVS1-VS1 -1.0-3.0%

2.00-2.99 ct. F-G / IF-VS1 -0.5-2.5%

3.00-3.99 ct. E-H / VS1 -1.5-2.5%, H-J / SI2 +1.0-3.0%

4.00-4.99 ct. J / IF-VS1 +2.0-2.5%, E / VVS1-VS2 -0.5-2.0%

5.00-5.99 ct. F-H / IF-VVS1 +1.0-2.0%, I / IF-VS1 -1.-2.5%