Retail Diamond Prices Steady in January

Diamond Prices News Roundup – January 2013

Retail diamond prices held steady in January, as Pricescope tracked minor price changes for listed carat weights. Retail prices have remained relatively stable for the last three months, following a downward polished price trend for much of 2012. Retail diamond price changes are based on Pricescope’s database of over 450,000 diamonds from retail stores.

Retail Diamond Price Changes for January 2013

0 to 0.5 carat: no change

0.5 to 1.0 carat: + 1%

1.0 to 2.0 carats: no change

2.0 to 3.0 carats: – 1%

3.0 to 4.0 carats: – 2 %

4.0 to 99 carats: + 1 %

Pricescope Updated Retail Diamond Price Chart

Pricescope has been charting retail diamond prices since 2007.

Pricescope Retail Diamond Prices Chart for January 2013

Rapaport: Certified Diamond Prices Stable in January

Certified polished diamond prices held ‎relatively stable in January sustained by steady Far East demand ahead of the Chinese ‎New Year Golden Week.

IDEX Online Research: Polished Diamond Prices -1.1% in January

Polished diamond prices softened in January after their moderate increase in December.

Times of India: Diamond mining companies increase prices of rough diamonds

2013 is going to be tough year for the small and medium diamantaires in the world’s biggest diamond cutting and polishing centre with the diamond mining companies in the world increasing the prices of rough diamonds by 3-5 per cent in January.

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