According to the most recent polished diamond index, published by polishedprices, the overall polishedprices index continued its upward trend. On Monday August 20, the polishedprices index stood at 120.4; one week later, on Monday August 28, the polishedprices index stood at 120.7.
According to the website, markets were still quiet for the summer holidays. The main polishedprices index opened on Tuesday at 120.7 points – up 0.2% compared with the previous week. The overall index is 4.4% above its level of this time last year, and has gained 4.1% since the start of the year.
The strongest category over the past week came from the Mixed 1 carat grouping, which went up 3.7%. The weakest category was the Commercial 0.3 carat range, which slipped 2%, compared to the previous Monday.
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