The IDEX Online Polished Price Report for November 8, 2012

(IDEX Online News) – Round-cut polished diamonds are seeing more price declines this week, mostly among VS goods. Most of the price changes seen in Fancy-cut diamonds are for 0.90 carats and the larger 2-3 carat items.

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

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Rounds

• Smaller goods, 0.18-00.44 cts, are starting to decline
• 0.45-0.49 cts DE / VVS goods are slipping, mid color VS goods are seeing price increases
• A wide range of price declines among 0.50-0.69 cts
• 0.70-0.79 cts VVS goods softening
• 0.80-0.89 cts price declines are widening
• 0.90-0.99 cts EFG goods losing ground, mainly in IF, VS2 and SI1 clarities
• 1.00-1.24 cts D-I / IF-VS2 declining prices
• 1.25-1.49 cts prices of better quality goods are heading down
• 1.50-1.99 cts stable, I / VVS1 -2.8% to $10,300 per carat (p/c)
• 2 cts I-M / IF-VVS2 mostly declining
• 3 cts G goods are suffering from price declines
• 4 cts I1 prices keep climbing
• 5 cts G / VVS1 up another 3% this week. SI1 down 2%-3%

Fancy Cuts

• 0.18-0.22 cts D-I / IF-VVS2 goods up
• 0.23-0.44 cts largely unchanged
• 0.45-0.49 cts I / IF and J / SI1 moving up
• 0.50-0.69 cts unchanged
• 0.70-0.79 cts in strong demand with rising prices, mainly SI2
• Continued slowdown for 0.80-0.89 cts F / IF goods, -2.6% to $5,550 p/c. GH / VS2 rising
• 0.90-0.99 cts IF goods increasing in price this week
• 1.00-1.24 cts H / I1 +3.6% to $2,900 p/c
• 1.25-1.49 cts stable, G / VS1 rising this week
• 1.50-1.99 cts more price increases
• 2 cts goods are in mixed demand, Pique goods are declining
• 3 cts SI2 down. F / VS2 -3.0% to $22,300 p/c
• 4 cts D / VVS2 +1.0% to $53,400 p/c
• 5 cts H / IF +3.1% to $39,800 p/c, I / VVS2 -2.9% to $23,300 p/c