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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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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Gemfields Records $16M Profit

London: Gemfields plc. reported that revenue rose to $160.1 million for the fiscal year that ended on June 30, far surpassing revenue of $48.4 million one year earlier. The integrated gemstone mining company’s profit surged to $16.3 million compared with a loss of $22.8 million. Gemfields held cash of $36.8 million on June 30 and it estimated that inventory on

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Zac Posen & Fabrikant-Tara Int'l Sign Partnership

Mumbai: Zac Posen, luxury apparel and accessories brand, and Fabrikant-Tara International, luxury diamond and gemstone wholesale company have announced their partnership to create a new collection of handcrafted fine Jewellery. The collection, scheduled to launch in Fall 2014, will be infused with the signature Zac Posen modern American glamour and detailed craftsmanship that the brand embodies. The collection will focus

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Rio Tinto’s Red & Pink Diamonds Tender in HK

Hong Kong: Rio Tinto’s iconic annual Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender, comprising the best of a year’s production of extremely rare red and pink diamonds, is being hosted in Hong Kong during the final leg of a global showcase tour. Almost the entire world supply of rare pink diamonds comes from Rio Tinto’s Argyle diamond mine in the remote east Kimberley

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De Beers Diamond Jewellers to Begin Campaign

Gaborone: De Beers Diamond Jewellers’ new brand advertising campaign will launch in October 2014. The campaign is a key milestone for the jeweler, which epitomizes natural beauty and brings to life the power and grace of the brand. The campaign features Andreea Diaconu, who was chosen for her natural beauty and elegant charm. Diaconu was photographed for the campaign by

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Mining Companies Discuss SNZ issues with India

Mumbai: A senior official of the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Mr. Siddharth, DG, DGS&D held a meeting with delegations from De Beers, Rio Tinto and Dominion Diamond in the presence of representatives of the GJEPC and BDB on July 6, 2015 to discuss certain issues pertaining to taxation, procedures and other matters related to the Special Notified Zone for

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Zimbabwe Q1 Diamond Output Plummets

Harare: Zimbabwe’s diamond output dropped 36 percent to 419 788 carats in the first quarter of the year from 660 000, a year earlier. The Herald newspaper reports that weak production was expected to continue in the “short term” as alluvial diamonds in Marange were “fast depleting”. Zimbabwe sold rough diamonds worth $75,92 million in the five months to May

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Gahcho Kué Diamond Mine 62 Percent Complete

Toronto: Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. announced that development of the Gahcho Kué diamond mine is progressing according to plan and budget with the overall project approximately 62 percent complete at the end of May, 2015. Key areas of focus are continued dewatering to expose the kimberlites, the placement of concrete foundations and the erection of steel superstructures of the major

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Myanmar's Gems Emporium Heavily Attended

Naypyidaw: Hundreds of merchants from China to Malaysia flocked to Naypyidaw, Myanmar on Friday to inspect an annual auction of jade and other precious stones, according to AFP. The 13-day emporium is expected to draw around 5,000 local and foreign visitors who will bid for the raw jade, gems, jewelry and sculptures up for sale. “We invited (merchants from) Hong

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