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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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Russia, Zimbabwe Ink $3bln Platinum Mining Deal
Moscow: Russia and Zimbabwe on September 16 signed Agreement of cooperation to develop platinum project in Darwendale near capital Harare. Russia’s investments amount to $3 billion. President Robert Mugabe and Russia’s Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov and Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov oversaw the inking of the deal said to be the largest single foreign investment into Zimbabwe’s comatose
Antwerp Diamond Bank Faces Liquidation
Antwerp: The sale of Antwerp Diamond Bank to China’s Yinren Group appears stalled, and some fear the 80-year-old bank might liquidate, according to Belgian reports citing newspaper De Tijd. Parent company KBC, directed by regulators to divest the bank, agreed to sell it to the Chinese Yinren Group for an undisclosed amount in December. But the sale—which requires regulatory approval—has
RJC Certifies Tara Jewels Ltd.
London: RJC announced that Tara Jewels Ltd., a Mumbai headquartered international integrated player in the jewelry industry with expertise ranging from designing to manufacturing and retailing of jewellery, has achieved Certification by meeting the highest ethical, social and environmental standards established by the RJC. “RJC warmly congratulates Tara Jewels Ltd. on its Certification. The successful verification assessment was conducted by
World Diamond Conference in Delhi
Mumbai: The World Diamond Mark Foundation (WDMF), in close cooperation with the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), India, will organize an international World Diamond Conference supported by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, in upcoming December, with its heart at the future of diamonds and diamond jewellery in the global luxury consumer market. The conference
ALROSA's 1H Rough Diamond Sales Drop 22%
Moscow: ALROSA sold 18 million carats of rough diamonds for $2.1 billion in the first half of 2015, representing a significant decline from a year earlier. The mining company sold 21.1 million carats for $2.7 billion in the first six months of 2014. ALROSA noted a continued slowdown in the diamond market during the second quarter of this year. The
De Beers & Namibia Reach Sales Agreement
Gaborone: The Government of the Republic of Namibia and De Beers announced agreement yesterday, in principle, on the terms of a new 10-year sales agreement for the sorting, valuing and sales of all of Namdeb Holdings’ diamonds (production from Namdeb and Debmarine Namibia). The agreement will be the longest sales contract ever agreed between the two partners. Namibia Diamond Trading
Sharp Fall in Precious Metal Prices
Shanghai: Gold, silver, and platinum were all trading at multiyear lows on July 20, with platinum going below the $1,000 benchmark and the price of gold trading at around $1,100. On the Shanghai Exchange yesterday, gold temporarily crossed the $1,100 benchmark to hit $1,088 an ounce, its lowest level since February 2010. At press time, the yellow metal’s spot price
Ranbir-Kat Seal Their Love with Platinum
Mumbai: The grapevine is buzzing across Bollywood with rumours of the current “IT” Couple Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif, who have recently sealed their bond of love with a platinum ring by Van Cleef & Arpel. Platinum rings are a popular choice amidst celebrity stars across the world, from Superstar George Clooney to sexy sirens Jessica Biel, Drew Barrymore, all
