According to the most recent polished diamond index, published by polishedprices, the overall polishedprices index has finished the week mostly flat, following “a week of volatile trading”.
On Monday, September 24, the polishedprices index stood at 121.4 points. One week later, on Monday, October 1, the polishedprices index remained at the same level – 121.4 points. The overall index is 5% above its level of this time last year, and up 4.7% since the start of the year.
The weakest category this past week was the better quality 1.0 carat ranges, with fine and commercial diamonds falling by 1.1% and 1.3% respectively compared to the previous Monday. The strongest category over the past week came from the commercial 0.3 carat range, which rose by 3.3% week over week.
