By Richard PlattFebruary 3rd, 2020
For the second week running, the polishedprices overall index rose slightly.
|
Daily Index levels |
Level |
Daily Change |
|
Monday 27/01 |
115.6 |
0.3% |
|
Tuesday 21/01 |
115.5 |
-0.1% |
|
Wednesday 29/01 |
115.4 |
-0.1% |
|
Thursday 30/01 |
115.3 |
-0.1% |
|
Friday 231/01 |
115.7 |
0.4% |
|
Monday 03/02 |
115.6 |
0.0% |
Weekly Index
The main polishedprices index opened on Monday at 115.7 points, up slightly compared with the previous Monday. The overall index is 4.9% below its level of this time last year, but is level with the start of this year.
Of the benchmark categories, the largest gain came from the Commercial 1.0 carat range, which added 3.1% over the week.
The largest loss came from the Fine 0.3 carat range, which lost 3.6% compared to the previous Monday.
Benchmark groupings PolishedPrices Index
|
Current Levels |
2020 Low |
2020 High |
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|
Index Jan 04=100 |
Change from week ago |
Change from year ago |
Index |
Date |
Index |
Date |
Year to date change |
||
|
Overall |
115.6 |
0.0% |
-4.9% |
114.8 |
21-Jan |
115.8 |
10-Jan |
-0.0% |
|
|
1 crt/4gr |
Fine |
109.7 |
-0.9% |
-6.0% |
109.4 |
31-Jan |
114.0 |
16-Jan |
-1.5% |
|
Commercial |
115.9 |
3.1% |
-2.7% |
110.5 |
17-Jan |
115.9 |
03-Feb |
3.0% |
|
|
Mixed |
109.5 |
0.7% |
-4.4% |
105.6 |
20-Jan |
111.3 |
08-Jan |
-0.1% |
|
|
0.5 crts / 50 pts |
Fine |
96.5 |
1.0% |
-3.0% |
91.1 |
22-Jan |
98.2 |
10-Jan |
0.4% |
|
Commercial |
96.5 |
-3.4% |
-6.8% |
96.5 |
03-Feb |
100.1 |
24-Jan |
-2.9% |
|
|
Mixed |
95.1 |
-1.8% |
-1.8% |
95.1 |
03-Feb |
97.7 |
17-Jan |
-1.7% |
|
|
0.3 ctrs/ 30 pts |
Fine |
89.5 |
-3.6% |
-14.0% |
89.5 |
03-Feb |
94.9 |
16-Jan |
-3.6% |
|
Commercial |
94.6 |
-2.7% |
-17.0% |
94.6 |
03-Feb |
98.1 |
23-Jan |
-1.5% |
|
|
Mixed |
112.1 |
-0.7% |
-4.3% |
112.1 |
03-Feb |
113.0 |
14-Jan |
-0.6% |
The definitions of our groupings are:
Fine: Goods better than I colour and VS2 and above
Commercial: K SI3 and above, excluding the Fine category, and
Mixed: The rest down to M I3
The weightings used in the calculation of these indices are chosen to reflect world production. Please contact us if you would like to see details of the weightings used, or would like to see the information grouped differently.
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