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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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Rare Tiny Diamonds Found in Australia
Perth: An extremely rare type of diamond has been discovered in Australia – but it will be of more interest to geologists than the gem industry, reports idexonline.com. The “metamorphic diamonds” are invisible to the naked eye and can only be viewed with a laser and a microscope. Researchers from James Cook University, in Queensland, found them in rocks along
5th Platinum BSM Concluded Successfully
Bengaluru: Following the success of four editions in the past, Platinum Guild International – India successfully culminated its fifth edition of ‘Platinum Buyer-Seller Meet’ (BSM) on 14th & 15th July in Bangalore. Organized exclusively as a by-invitation-only meet for select authorised platinum jewellery manufacturers & retail partners under the PGI programme, the meet showcased the true potential of platinum and
De Beers H1 Revenue +24% To $3.6 Billion
London: De Beers’ total revenue in H1 2022 that ended 30th June increased 24% year-on-year to $3.6 billion, with rough diamond sales rising 27% to $3.3 billion, as the midstream replenished their stocks following strong consumer demand over the holiday season. Rough diamond sales volumes dropped 20% to 15.3 million carats as against 19.2 million in the prior period, which
Gold Demand Recovers in First Half of 2022
Mumbai: The World Gold Council’s (WGC) latest Gold Demand Trends report reveals that gold demand (excluding OTC) in the second quarter was down 8% year-on-year to 948t. However, thanks to strong ETF inflows in Q1, gold demand for the first half of 2022 is up 12% compared to H1 2021 at 2,189t. After an initial rally in April on geopolitical
India Hikes Import Tariff Value on Gold, Silver
New Delhi: The Indian government yesterday hiked import tariff value on gold and silver to USD 411 per 10 grams and USD 632 per kg as global prices have increased in the wake of escalating violence in Iraq. In the first fortnight of this month, tariff value on imported gold stood at USD 408 per 10 grams and silver at
De Beers June Sight Estimated at $640M
Gaborone: The De Beers June sight closed with an estimated value of $640 million as demand for rough diamonds remained firm. Prices and assortments were largely unchanged from the previous sight, although sightholders reported minor price adjustments on select boxes. There was ex-plan supplied – rough in excess of sightholders’ initial application for goods – as demand rose during sight
Zimbabwe's Proposed Marange Restructuring Stalled
Harare: Marange diamond miner Anjin Investments Ltd. has reportedly stalled the Zimbabwe government’s intended consolidation of Marange diamond companies. As of last week, Anjin’s top management, which recently visited Zimbabwe from China, was yet to meet with officials from the mines ministry to finalize evaluations of company’s operations. The ministry had originally projected briefing Anjin chairperson Jiang Qingder on the
Belgian Politician Warns Against Diamond Sanctions
Antwerp: The 36th World Diamond Congress (WDC) has opened in Antwerp, with Minister-President of Flanders, Kris Peeters, warning of the “catastrophic” impact that sanctions relating to the diamond industry could have. The Congress is the bi-annual meeting of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) and the International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA). Talking of the huge role of the diamond
