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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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CIBJO Special Report on Precious Metals
Milan: As the countdown to the 2024 CIBJO Congress in Shanghai continues, the third pre-Congress Special Report has been released. Prepared by the CIBJO Precious Metals Commission headed by Vaishali Banerjee, Managing Director of PGI India, the report offers a comprehensive analysis of the gold, platinum, palladium, and silver markets over the past year. The group of precious metals showed
India’s Imports of Russian Diamonds Increased
New Delhi: India’s imports of Russian diamonds have increased during January-June 2024 by 22% year-on-year to 4.1 million carats, according to the official data of the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry. In June, Russian exports amounted to 347,620 carats, which is almost 32% more than in June last year. In six months, most of the supplies, about 77%, accounted
Gems Keep Giving Relaunches with New Board
New York: Gems Keep Giving (GKG), an International Colored Gemstone (ICA) industry initiative that supports communities in artisanal colored gemstone mining and cutting communities, has recently reorganized, appointing a new board and Chair. Securing its stature as an independent, not-for-profit (501-C3) charitable organization, Gems Keep Giving newly elected Board members are Hayley Henning (Chair), Damien Cody, Clement Sabbagh, Ruth Benjamin-Thomas, Brian
Augmont Gold For All Wins Top Honours
Mumbai: Augmont Gold For All, one of India’s largest fully integrated Gold-Tech companies, announced its double victory at the India Gold Conference 2023-24. The company has secured two of the industry’s most prestigious awards: Leading Gold Bullion Refiner (All-India) of 2023-24 and Innovative Digital Gold Player of 2023-24. These accolades underscore Augmont’s dominance and pioneering spirit in the gold market. The
No De Beers Office in India
Mumbai: De Beers, the global diamond mining company, says it has no plan to open a trading office in India. “The auction sales customers in India are serviced out of either Dubai or Antwerp,” said a spokesperson, to a Business Standard query. The Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) had been pressing the central government to declare a large
Weak Ruble to Benefit Indian diamond Trade
Mumbai: The Indian diamond processing industry, the largest in the world, will benefit from the sliding Russian ruble which in the recent past has declined to even below 60 rubles per US dollar. It is estimated to have depreciated 40 per cent in 2014. By a happy coincidence, in early December, leading Indian diamond processors officially tied up with Russia’s
LUKOIL Plans to Produce 2 Mln Cts of Rough in '15
Moscow: It is expected that LUKOIL will produce up to 1.4 million carats of diamonds this year, and the next year’s production will increase by 40% to 2 million carats. The diamond business is not a strategic asset for LUKOIL, but the company is not currently seeking a buyer for its non-core diamond assets. However, Vagit Alekperov, the head of
2nd India-US Diamond Week from 12th Jan
Mumbai: Over 60 exhibitors, including Indian diamond companies and US-based Indian manufacturers, will be showcasing their products at the second India-US Diamond Week. The show, which is being held in association with the Diamond Dealers Club (DDC) New York, will take place between 12th & 15th January, 2015. A large number of visitors mainly from New York, with some from
