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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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2nd IGJS Buyer-Seller Meet Inaugurated in Jaipur
Jaipur: The unveiling of the second edition of International Gem & Jewellery Show’s (IGJS) Jaipur Buyer Seller Meet was marked with a grand opening in the August presence of the Chief guest Mr. Sugrive Meena, Commissioner, Customs, Jaipur. From India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) leadership team Kirit Bhansali, Vice Chairman, Nirmal Bardiya, Regional Chairman Rajasthan, Krishna Behari
Hallmark: More Time Given to Jewellers
New Delhi: A day ahead of the sale of gold jewellery having mandatory hallmarking with six-digit alphanumeric HUID coming into force, the government on Friday gave another three months time till June-end to 16,000-odd jewellers to sell the “declared” old hallmarked gold jewellery stock that existed prior to July 2021. A gazette notification in this regard has been issued by
Largest Israel Diamond Exhibition Ever Opens
Ramat Gan: The 10th Israel Diamond Exhibition 2023 opened on 28th March to a record number of participants: 450 buyers from over 40 countries, on the trading floor of the Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE). This is the first Israel Diamond Exhibition since 2020. The opening ceremony held in the Rough Trading Hall of the IDE featured greetings by IDE President
Indian Diamond Industry Hosts TIWG
Mumbai: The Indian diamond industry hosted the Delegates of the G20 Trade & Investment Working Group (TIWG) at the Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) yesterday. The Bharat Diamond Bourse, is the largest diamond bourse in the world that houses more than 2500 offices, spread over an area of 20 Acres / 0.87 Million sq. ft. land in the heart of Mumbai.The
Tanzanite Foundation Announces Reorganization
New York: The Tanzanite Foundation has officially announced that it will undergo “structural and operational changes to better align with global tanzanite markets and sightholder expectations,” it explained in a recently released statement. “After a long consultation period with the global industry, the future direction and resource allocation for the Tanzanite Foundation’s education, promotion, and information-distribution programs has been established
232 Carat D-Color Diamond Unearthed in S. Africa
Johannesburg: It’s big, it’s colorless, and it just might be flawless. In a year filled with notable diamond finds, Petra Diamonds has unearthed a particularly impressive stone—a 232 ct. D-color stone with “exceptional clarity.” “The diamond is practically see-through, so it is very likely to produce a flawless stone,” says Petra spokesperson Cathy Malins. She describes the rough as “the
Rio Tinto Gifts Australian Diamonds to Smithsonian Institution
Washington: Rio Tinto has announced a donation of a significant sample of Australian rough diamonds to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC, the world’s largest museum and research complex and home to the most notable diamonds and diamond jewellery in the world. At an event at the Australian Embassy hosted by The Honourable Kim Beazley, Australian Ambassador to the Unites
Dharmanandan Diamonds to Unveil Technology for Retailers
Mumbai: Dharmanandan Diamonds will be unveiling the ‘Virtual Showcase’, a ‘3D Diamond Viewer” for retailers at the September 15-19 Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair. The company has introduced several technology products for the diamond industry in recent years aimed at “upgrading retailers and revolutionalizing the way diamonds are purchased”. Dharmanandan successfully launched an iPad application in 2010, and, the
