According to the most recent polished diamond index, published by polishedprices, the overall polishedprices index “fell after a week of volatile price fluctuations”.
On Monday, February 18, the overall polishedprices index stood at 120.7 points. One week later, on Monday, February 25, the overall polishedprices index stood at 119.5 points – down 1.0% compared to the previous Monday. The overall index is 0.9% above its level of this time last year, and has lost 0.1% since the start of the year.
The largest gain among the benchmark categories came from the Mixed 0.5 carat range, which added 1.1% week-over-week. The Fine 0.5 carat range recorded the largest loss, falling 6.2% compared to the previous Monday.
