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

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

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 centers caused diamond prices to soften in the latter half, the Rapaport ...

NEW YORK, Jan 11, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- 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 centers caused prices to soften ...

Polished diamond prices finished the year weakly, with the overall PolishedPrices index finishing the month at 156.3 points, 3.4% below the level at the end of November. The average for December was down 1.2% on the average for November at 156.1. ...

Polished diamond prices weak in second half but up for the year: 2011 RapNet Diamond Index (RAPI) for 1ct. +19% to 96.96, 0.30ct. -1% to 16.11, 0.50ct. +20% to 34.39, 2ct. +15% to 18.78, and 3ct. +18% to 35.19. Markets quiet in January, ...

Higher rough diamond prices, which were passed along, in part, throughout the diamond pipeline. · Some uncertainty about supply levels of rough diamonds caused diamantaires to increase their inventories early in the year. · The Great Recession finally ...

By Soraya Permatasari Bebeto Matthews | ASSOCIATED PRESS An uncut diamond is shown before it is polished at a New York shop. Prices for such uncut stones may increase 9 percent this year. diamond prices are poised to rise for the next four years, ...

The average price of rough, or uncut, diamonds will probably rise 9 percent to $145 a carat next year, 1.4 percent in 2013 and 4.8 percent in 2014, BMO Capital Markets analyst Edward Sterck said. The gem should gain 2.6 percent in 2015 and 3.2 percent ...

diamond prices are poised to rise for the next four years, outpacing gold as increased spending on luxury goods in China, India and the Middle East outpaces supplies of the precious stone, analysts said. The average price of rough, or uncut, ...