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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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De Beers’ Sightholder Sales Relocate to Gauteng
Johannesburg: The De Beers Group announced on Monday, 12 December, that it would be relocating its Sightholder Sales activities in South Africa from Kimberley to Johannesburg following a review of its sorting activities in South Africa. The relocation also supports the government’s strategy to consolidate the country’s mineral beneficiation sector into one area at the Gauteng Industrial Development Zone, close
De Beers Nets $410 mln. from 10th Sales Cycle
Gaborone: Anglo American plc, the parent company of De Beers, said the diamond miner provisionally netted $410 million at its tenth sales cycle of 2022 versus $454 million realized from the previous nineth sales cycle. Owing to the restrictions on the movement of people and products in various jurisdictions around the globe, De Beers Group has continued to implement a
Shailesh Jhalani Elected as New President of IDCA
New York: The Indian Diamond & Colorstone Association (IDCA) has elected Shailesh Jhalani to succeed the outgoing Rajeev Pandya as president. Jhalani, the owner of Prompt Gem Importers and the former vice president of the group, was voted in as president at the New York election on December 8, the IDCA said last week. Members chose Vinit Jobanputra of Sanghavi
GJEPC Holds Stall Allotment for Inaugural IIJS Tritiya
Mumbai: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) conducted the stall allotment procedure for its brand new Bengaluru-based show IIJS Tritiya, at Jio World Centre in Mumbai on 19th December. Some 1500+ booths were allocated to 800+ exhibitors on the same day through a transparent process via an online platform that provided a real-time view of the booths being
Gemfields Successfully Completed Rights Issue
London: Gemfields Group Limited (GGL) has successfully completed its fully underwritten Rights Issue, raising approximately USD 30 million through the issuance of 556,203,396 new shares. The capital raise was initially announced on April 11, 2025. The Rights Issue received strong investor interest, with valid acceptances submitted for 458,330,512 new shares—representing around 82.40% of the total offering. The remaining 97,872,884 shares
New Method Discovers Unknown Precious Coral Species
Zurich: A refined DNA-based method to distinguish look-alike “precious corals” used in luxury jewellery, developed by a joint team from the Swiss Gemmological Institute SSEF and the Zurich Institute of Forensic Medicine at the University of Zurich, has uncovered a precious coral species hitherto unknown in the gem trade and to science. It belongs to the Pleurocorallium norfolkicum species complex. “Several precious
GJEPC Expresses Deep Sorrow over Vijay Rupani’s Demise
Mumbai: The former Chief Minister of Gujarat Mr. Vijay Rupani has died in the ill fated plane crash yesterday. He was travelling to London from Ahmedabad by an Air India flight. India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has expressed profound grief over the untimely and sad demise of the departed leader. The condolence message issued by the GJEPC
PGI Highlights Platinum’s Bright Opportunity in Jewellery
London: Platinum Guild International (PGI) successfully hosted the 2025 Platinum Jewellery Business Review (PJBR) event in London on 21st May 2025, themed “Platinum Jewellery – Ready to Shine in a New Era of Demand”. The event brought together platinum producers, industry experts and leaders, investors and analysts to explore new opportunities for platinum in the jewellery sector. Tim Schlick, CEO
