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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New York Orders Comprehensive Ivory Ban

New York: New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation yesterday that amends the state’s environmental law to ban elephant ivory, mammoth ivory and rhino horn sales in New York. This state legislation enhances federal efforts to tighten the ivory trade ban on a federal level. Under the law, this permanent ban on the sales of these products has only a

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Gemfields Reports Auction Revenues of $15.5 Million

Lusaka: Gemfields plc reported auction revenues of $15.5 million, the second highest achieved at any lower quality auction, of its auction of mostly lower quality rough emerald and beryl held in Lusaka, Zambia, from August 5 to 8. Excluding the sale of 1.5 tonnes of low grade beryl, the average realized price was $3.61 per carat, a new record for

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Viewing of 122.52-Ct Blue Diamond to Start Soon

Johannesburg: Petra Diamonds will shortly start the viewing process for the sale of the exceptional 122.52-carat blue diamond that it recovered in June at the Cullinan mine in South Africa. The viewing process will open on Monday, August 18, and will close on Friday, September 12, when offers from prospective buyers are to be submitted. Appointments to view the stone

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Rio Tinto Showcases Rare Red & Pink Diamonds

Perth: Rio Tinto’s iconic Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender has been unveiled during a world exclusive preview in Sydney, with the 2014 collection boasting a record four rare Fancy Red diamonds. Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the world’s most anticipated diamond sale, the 2014 Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender collection comprises 55 diamonds, including 51 pink and purplish red diamonds and four

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Deepika Padukone Graces GJEPC’s ‘Jewellers for Hope’ Charity Dinner

Mumbai: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) organised the 7th edition of its charity dinner ‘Jewellers for Hope’ in association with World Gold Council (WGC), De Beers, and Powered by GIA. As every year, this year too, the event raised Rs. 1 Crore from Jewellers. The proceeds of the charity dinner were donated to leading Bollywood actress Deepika

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Hema Malini Inaugurated the IIJS Premiere 2022

Mumbai: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), the apex body of the gem & jewellery trade, kick started its flagship show IIJS premiere 2022 today. The show was inaugurated by Ms. Hema Malini, Member of Parliament along with Mr. Colin Shah, Chairman, GJEPC; Mr. Vipul Shah, Vice Chairman, GJEPC; Mr. Shailesh Sangani, Convener, National Exhibitions, GJEPC; and Mr.

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WGC Launches SRO for India’s Gold Ind.

Mumbai: The World Gold Council (WGC) launched the country’s first Self-Regulatory Organisation (SRO) for the gold industry to promote the Swarna Adarsh Abhiyan (SAA) as an umbrella brand of industry’s best practices. The professionally-run SRO will build on the work of the SAA initiative – devising code of conduct for every industry vertical, providing certification for members who adopt these

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Fancy Color Diamond Index Shows Overall Rise

Mumbai: Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF), a New York based non-profit organisation, said its Q2 2022 Fancy Color Diamond Index (FCDI) saw a price rise in all colours and sizes of fancy colour diamonds, with an average increase of 0.8%. This upward trend is apparent compared to other global indices, such as the Dow Jones -11.3%, the S&P -16.4%, gold

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