Prices for round polished diamond were largely static for the "bread and butter goods" - sizes between 0.70-1.99 cts - in July. Fancies under four carats sustained a number of losses. There wasn't a single movement among one-carat rounds (1.00-1.24 cts) and slightly larger and smaller stones - 0.90-0.99 cts and 1.25-1.49 cts - barely moved. But there were discernible trends among some other sizes.
HIGHLIGHTS
ROUNDS
0.50-0.69 ct. D / VVS2-VS3 +4%, E-H / I2 +2.5-3.5%
1.00-1.24 ct. No change
2.00-2.99 ct. M / VVS -3%, K-L / I2 -2-3%
FANCIES
0.70-0.79 ct. K-L / VS1 -2.5-3%, G-H / SI2 -3-3.5%
1.00-1.24 ct. H-I / I1 -3%
4.00-4.99 ct. D-F / VVS1 +1-3%, H-I / I1 +2-4%
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