After a few weeks of the prevailing stability in the price of polished diamonds, volatility returned to the market, Polishedprices.com reported.
The main price index for polished PolishedPrices on Monday opened at 147.2 points, which is 0.6% higher than the corresponding value a week ago.
In general, the value of the index is now 3.8% higher than the corresponding indicator a year earlier and 4.4% higher than at the beginning of 2014.
The most vulnerable to fluctuations in the price of low-quality diamonds weighing 1 carat. In particular, the prices for diamonds of K-grade purity from SI3 jumped by 7.1% compared to last week, and diamonds to category M I3 fell 7.2%.