Britain seen as bright spot for diamond jewellery demand * Italian demand seen struggling due to euro zone crisis * US, China seen as key drivers for polished prices By David Brough ANTWERP, Belgium, Jan 30 () - Polished diamond prices may ...

Cutting: The shaping of the rough diamond into a polished gem. Regardless of the shape, the cut of any diamond is evaluated based on the precision that goes into the cutting, including the proportioning, symmetry, polish and many other factors.

''The fourth quarter of 2011 saw rough diamond prices down from their highs in the first half of the year due, in the main, to the continuing effects of the Eurozone crisis,'' said Clifford Elphick, Gem Diamonds' chief executive.

The main PolishedPrices index opened up 0.2% from the previous week on Monday at 155.5 points. The overall index is currently 19.6% above its level of this time last year and has gained 0.3% since the start of the year. One carat diamonds were the ...

However, rough diamond prices, after seeing the worst during the third quarter of 2011, are likely to see a gradual improvement throughout 2012 provided world recession can be avoided, he noted. The report said that the bottom has been passed for rough ...

By JAMES COVERT With polished-diamond prices overall up 19 percent last year, some wholesalers have begun polishing up their pitches that the pink, yellow, and blue varieties ? which are far more rare ? will make for good investments. ...

Rough diamond prices are likely to recover from the lows of last summer and will gradually increase over the course of 2012, although the improvement is likely to be volatile and dependent on growth in Asian demand and US consumer demand, ...

The market turned in October 2011 and continued its recovery into the fourth quarter with rough and polished diamond prices improving to within 15% and 5%, respectively, of their May and June 2011 record levels. During the third quarter Rockwell ...

Given diamond jewelry sales this holiday season, Rockwell expects its inventory to be liquidated and the resulting cash flow improvement to roll over into the January and February rough diamond purchasing period. Rockwell also reported that its ...

?Certified polished diamond prices rose in 2011 spurred by strong buying in the first half of the year. However, global economic uncertainties and tight liquidity in the cutting centres caused prices to soften in the latter half,? Rapaport said in a ...