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A Surging Rupee Tripled Gold’s Global Loss in India as Silver Broke Down
Macro Snapshot: The Reserve Bank of India changed the domestic arithmetic before trading opened on 12 October. On 10 October it announced a special window to meet the entire daily dollar requirement of Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum directly from its reserves, taking a large block of import demand out of the spot market. The central bank also tightened rupee derivative rules, imposing a 20% Foreign Exchange Risk Reserve on eligible contracts above $2 million and barring the
A Surging Rupee Tripled Gold’s Global Loss in India as Silver Broke Down
Macro Snapshot: The Reserve Bank of India changed the domestic arithmetic before trading opened on 12 October. On 10 October it announced a special window to meet the entire daily dollar requirement of Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum directly from its reserves, taking a large block of import demand out of the spot market. The central bank also tightened rupee derivative rules, imposing a 20% Foreign Exchange Risk Reserve on eligible contracts above $2 million and barring the
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IIDGR to Launch Melee Screening Machine for India
Gaborone: The De Beers Group of Companies has today announced that its International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research (IIDGR) will launch a new low cost, high volume synthetic melee screening and referrals testing service in India in October 2015. The new service will use IIDGR’s proprietary technology to support the wider Indian industry in the detection of undisclosed synthetic
Dominion Reports 24% Drop in Sales
Toronto: Canada’s Dominion Diamond Corporation, the world’s third-largest producer of rough diamonds by value, reported a 24 percent slump in second-quarter sales amid subdued demand in Asia. The company swung to a loss as it incurred a one-time charge following the departure of its chief executive officer and an expense on account of currency depreciation. Sales in the three months
Gem-A Conference in Nov 2015
London: The Gemmological Association of Great Britain (Gem-A) has announced the programme of speakers for its upcoming annual international gemmological Conference 2015 incorporating the Federation of European Education in Gemmology’s (FEEG) International Symposium of Gemmology, taking place from 21–22 November at RIBA Venues, 66 Portland Place, in Marylebone, London. Following the success of its Conference 2014, Gem-A has once again
4th Israel Diamond Week in New York from 19th Oct
Ramat Gan: For the fourth time since the two bourses began cooperating, the Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) and the Diamond Dealers Club of New York (DDC) will be holding an Israel Diamond Week in New York. The upcoming edition of the event is scheduled for the week of October 19-22, 2015, and will be held on the trading floor of
Zen Diamond Opens 2 New Stores in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Zen Diamond, a fine jewellery brand with a presence in over 450+ stores worldwide, is strengthening its footprint in India with the launch of two new stores in Bengaluru. Following its successful debut in Mumbai with stores in Bandra and Borivali, Zen Diamond now expands its presence to South India with openings at Phoenix Mall of Asia and Phoenix
A New Book on ‘Theft of Koh-i-Noor’ by Britain
Mumbai: A new children’s picture book relating the story of the Koh-i-Noor as one of theft and colonial conquest, has just been published in India. Supriya Kelkar, a US-based author and illustrator of Indian origin, tells how the world’s most famous diamond was “stolen” by the British East India Company after the defeat of the Sikh Empire in 1849 and presented to Britain’s
National Jewellery Awards 2025 Presented
Mumbai: The All India Gem & Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC) proudly hosted the 14th edition of the World Gold Council (WGC) Presents National Jewellery Awards (NJA’25), powered by IDT Gemological Laboratories Worldwide, at Jasmine Hall, Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai, in conjunction with the India Gem & Jewellery Show (GJS). The evening was a dazzling celebration of India’s finest jewellery
Rio Tinto Launches its Final Beyond Rare Tender
Mumbai: Rio Tinto has launched its final Beyond Rare TM Tender, the third in its annual Art Series, featuring 52 lots of extraordinarily rare masterpieces of nature, from its Canadian and Australian diamond mines. Titled Into the Light, this unique event marks a special chapter in world diamond history. With Rio Tinto’s Australian Argyle Diamond Mine ceasing operations in November
