{"id":27653,"date":"2024-09-04T11:59:56","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T06:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/?p=27653"},"modified":"2024-09-27T16:47:04","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T11:17:04","slug":"rapaport-diamond-market-slows-in-august-amidst-oversupply-uncertain-demand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/rapaport-diamond-market-slows-in-august-amidst-oversupply-uncertain-demand\/","title":{"rendered":"Rapaport: Diamond Market Slows in August Amidst Oversupply, Uncertain Demand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The diamond market experienced a sluggish August, primarily due to seasonal factors and concerns about consumer demand, Rapaport said in a release. Polished diamond prices continued their downward trajectory as retailers and dealers adopted a cautious approach to buying.<\/p>\n<p>The RapNet Diamond Index (RAPI) for various carat weights saw declines, with the index for 1-carat round, D to H, IF to VS2 diamonds falling by 1.1%. The removal of Chinese diamond listings from RapNet on 21<sup>st<\/sup> August due to low prices and additional fees contributed to a technical increase in the index.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27655 aligncenter lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/RapNet.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"940\" height=\"414\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/RapNet.jpg 940w, https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/RapNet-150x66.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/RapNet-768x338.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/RapNet-450x198.jpg 450w, https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/RapNet-340x150.jpg 340w, https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/RapNet-20x8.jpg 20w, https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/RapNet-225x99.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/RapNet-900x396.jpg 900w, https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/RapNet-680x300.jpg 680w, https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/RapNet-218x96.jpg 218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Indian factories extended their vacations during the August public holidays, which will take time to impact inventories. The number of diamonds listed on RapNet grew by 4% between 1<sup>st<\/sup> July and 1<sup>st<\/sup> September, reaching 1.74 million. De Beers and Petra Diamonds postponed rough sales reflecting the industry\u2019s efforts to reduce supplies.<\/p>\n<p>Rapaport said that while the IIJS show in India indicated strong domestic demand for gold and jewellery, expectations for the September Jewellery &amp; Gem World show in Hong Kong remain low due to slow Chinese natural diamond demand.<\/p>\n<p>The G7 restrictions on diamond imports expanded to include 0.50-carat and larger goods as of 1<sup>st<\/sup> September. The US followed the European Union\u2019s lead by exempting certain &#8220;grandfathered&#8221; goods.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The diamond market experienced a sluggish August, primarily due to seasonal factors and concerns about consumer demand, Rapaport said in a release. Polished diamond prices continued their downward trajectory as retailers and dealers adopted a cautious approach to buying. The RapNet Diamond Index (RAPI) for various carat weights saw declines, with the index for 1-carat&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27654,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[83],"tags":[],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-27653","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>Rapaport: Diamond Market Slows in August Amidst Oversupply, Uncertain Demand - Diamond jewellery magazine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Solitaire International Magazine: Get the best diamond jewellery magazines in India. 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