IDEX Price Report for 1 January: Still No Signs of a Recovery

(IDEX Online) - 2025 ended, as expected, with more price drops. 2024 ended with cautious optimism about a recovery. There have been some gains during the year in +2.00-cts goods, but there are still no signs of a real recovery. And it may be that we shouldn't expect a recovery in the traditional sense.

Rounds

Price drops dominated yet again, with over three times more decreases than increases. In goods 0.70-cts to 1.99-cts there were clusters of decreases among better colors and clarities (G+, VS2+) with barely any increases.  In larger sizes (2.00-cts to 5.99-cts) there was significantly more movement, in both directions, but still more prices going down than up. There was limited activity in goods below 0.70-cts.

Fancies

A similar picture to rounds, although price drops were not quite so dominant, and among 4.00-cts to 4.99-cts there were actually more increases than decreases. Among 1.00-cts to 3.99-cts the price increases were largely concentrated among H+ and VS2+ goods. There was limited movement among goods under 0.70-cts.

Rounds

0.18-0.22 ct. I-K / SI1-3 -6.0-10.0%    

0.23-0.29 ct. H-J / SI1-2 -5.0-7.0%

0.30-0.39 ct. M-N / I1 -10.0-12.5%

0.40-0.44 ct. N / I1 +9.0%

0.45-0.49 ct. D / VVS2 +2.0%

0.50-0.69 ct. D-F / IF -1.5-5.0%

0.70-0.79 ct. D-F / IF-VVS1 -1.5-6.0%

0.80-0.89 ct. D-G / IF-VS2 -1.5-6.0%

0.90-0.99 ct. D / IF-VVS2 -1.5-3.5%, F-I / SI3 +3.0-3.5% 

1.00-1.24 ct. D-G / IF-VVS1 -1.5-3.0%

1.25-1.49 ct. D-E / IF-VS1 -1.0-4.0%

1.50-1.99 ct. E-H / IF-SI1 -1.0-3.5%

2.00-2.99 ct. EW-I / VVS1-VS1 -0.5-3.5%, G-J / SI3 +1.5-6.0%

3.00-3.99 ct. D-I / VS1 -1.0-3.0%, G / IF-VVS2 +1.0-3.0%

4.00-4.99 ct. D-F / IF-VS1 -0.5-2.0%, G / VVS1-VS2 +0.5-3.5%

5.00-5.99 ct. D-F / SI1-I1 -1.0-5.0%, D-E / IF-VVS2 +0.5-2.0% 

Fancy Cuts

0.18-0.22 ct. E / VVS2-VS1 -3.5-4.0%

0.23-0.29 ct. H / VV1-2 -4.5%, J-K / VVS1 +5.0-6.5%

0.30-0.39 ct. E / SI2-I1 -4.0-5.0%

0.40-0.44 ct. G-I / SI3 -5.0-5.5%

0.45-0.49 ct. E / IF -1.5%, F / S13 +3.5%

0.50-0.69 ct. L / VS1-2 4.5%

0.70-0.79 ct. D-H / IF-VVS2 -2.0-6.0%

0.80-0.89 ct. E-G / IF-VS2 -1.5-7.0%

0.90-0.99 ct. M / IF-VVS1 -4.5-5.0%

1.00-1.24 ct. F-G / IF-VS1 -1.5-6.0%

1.25-1.49 ct. G-H / VVS1-VS1 -1.5-4.0%

1.50-1.99 ct. D-H / IF-VS1 -1.0-3.5%

2.00-2.99 ct. E-F / IF-VS2 -0.5-3.5%, G-I / SI1-2 +1.0-3.5% 

3.00-3.99 ct. E-H / VS1-2 -1.0-4.0%, G / IF-VVS2 +1.0-1.5%

4.00-4.99 ct. K-M / VVS1-2 +1.0-1.5%