{"id":23521,"date":"2023-11-08T12:08:48","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T06:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/?p=23521"},"modified":"2023-11-08T12:10:32","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T06:40:32","slug":"diamond-prices-showing-signs-of-stability-says-rapaport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/diamond-prices-showing-signs-of-stability-says-rapaport\/","title":{"rendered":"Diamond Prices Showing Signs of Stability, Says Rapaport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Diamond prices showed a more moderate decline in October amid holiday demand and a reduction in rough supply, Rapaport Group said in a press release.<\/p>\n<p>The RapNet Diamond Index (RAPI\u2122) for 1-carat diamonds fell 2.2%, less than September\u2019s 5.2% slump. The index for 0.30 carats dropped by 1.6%, 0.50 carats by 1.3%, and 3 carats by 0.4%.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23522\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23522\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-23522 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RAPI-table-110723-1536x407-1-1000x265.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"265\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RAPI-table-110723-1536x407-1-1000x265.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RAPI-table-110723-1536x407-1-1024x271.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RAPI-table-110723-1536x407-1-150x40.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RAPI-table-110723-1536x407-1-768x204.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RAPI-table-110723-1536x407-1-450x119.jpg 450w, https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RAPI-table-110723-1536x407-1-225x60.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RAPI-table-110723-1536x407-1-900x238.jpg 900w, https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RAPI-table-110723-1536x407-1-1350x358.jpg 1350w, https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RAPI-table-110723-1536x407-1-20x5.jpg 20w, https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RAPI-table-110723-1536x407-1-362x96.jpg 362w, https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RAPI-table-110723-1536x407-1.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23522\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 2023, Rapaport USA Inc.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Prices for rounds showed positive trends following a year of declines. RAPI for 1-carat stones gained 0.1% between 24<sup>th<\/sup> October and 1<sup>st <\/sup>November. While the index for 0.30-carat goods slipped 0.1%, that of 0.50-carat diamonds \u2014 the weakest category since the start of 2023 \u2014 increased 0.3%, and the 3-carat RAPI rose 0.4%.<\/p>\n<p>Rounds continued to stabilise in the first week of November. The decline in fancy shapes persisted in some areas, with VS doing better than other clarities.<\/p>\n<p>In early October, Indian manufacturers worked to reduce inventories in anticipation of a weak holiday season, competition from synthetics, and further price drops. Many offloaded Russian diamonds ahead of likely Group of Seven (G7) sanctions.<\/p>\n<p>The situation improved later in the month as US jewellers began their holiday purchases, seeking goods before India\u2019s Diwali break. Surat factories will close for at least a month starting 12<sup>th <\/sup>November, though Mumbai sales offices will be open for some of that time.<\/p>\n<p>India\u2019s two-month voluntary freeze on rough imports, which went into effect 15<sup>th<\/sup> October, reduced pressure on inventories and liquidity. Miners\u2019 flexibility also helped, with De Beers allowing sightholders to refuse all rough allocations at its last two sales of the year.<\/p>\n<p>The industry debated ways to ban imports of Russian diamonds into G7 countries. Any measures will likely go into effect in early 2024. Rapaport has also released the US Diamond Protocol, which will restrict US imports of Russian diamonds.<\/p>\n<p>The holiday outlook is mixed, as economic worries in the US and China have impacted consumer confidence. Budget-focused shoppers will likely show a further shift to synthetics, denting sales of 1- to 2-carat naturals. The extent of this trend will determine how fast the industry recovers.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23523\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23523\" style=\"width: 888px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23523 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RAPI-graph-110723.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"888\" height=\"578\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RAPI-graph-110723.jpg 888w, https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RAPI-graph-110723-150x98.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RAPI-graph-110723-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RAPI-graph-110723-450x293.jpg 450w, https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RAPI-graph-110723-225x146.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RAPI-graph-110723-20x13.jpg 20w, https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RAPI-graph-110723-147x96.jpg 147w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 888px) 100vw, 888px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23523\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a9 2023, Rapaport USA Inc.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diamond prices showed a more moderate decline in October amid holiday demand and a reduction in rough supply, Rapaport Group said in a press release. The RapNet Diamond Index (RAPI\u2122) for 1-carat diamonds fell 2.2%, less than September\u2019s 5.2% slump. The index for 0.30 carats dropped by 1.6%, 0.50 carats by 1.3%, and 3 carats&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23525,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[83],"tags":[],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-23521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bulletin"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v14.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Diamond Prices Showing Signs of Stability, Says Rapaport - Solitaire magazine is a International jewellery magazine - India\u2019s leading B2B gem and jewellery magazine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow\" \/>\n<meta name=\"googlebot\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"bingbot\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/diamond-prices-showing-signs-of-stability-says-rapaport\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Diamond Prices Showing Signs of Stability, Says Rapaport - Solitaire magazine is a International jewellery magazine - India\u2019s leading B2B gem and jewellery magazine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Diamond prices showed a more moderate decline in October amid holiday demand and a reduction in rough supply, Rapaport Group said in a press release. 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