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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GJF Meets Maharashtra Finance Minister on GST

Mumbai: The apex body for domestic gems and jewellery industry All India Gems and Jewellery Trade Federation (GJF) Director Mr. Ashok Minawala and delegates from Maharashtra, met Maharashtra Finance Minister Mr. Sudhir Mungantiwar at Nagpur and submitted their representation on GST. GJF has proposed GST rate of 1.25% for the gems & jewellery sector. GJF sought minimal GST rates even

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Japan Auction House Launches Branch at IDE

Ramat Gan: Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) President Yoram Dvash met yesterday with Anup Agarwal, President of Japan Auction House (JAH) to mark the opening of a branch of the company in the Israeli bourse. JAH, part of Indian-based Rich Diamonds, buys pre-owned polished diamonds in Japan from the local market for sale in auctions, currently in Japan and Hong Kong.

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De Beers Sight Dates for 2017

Gaborone: De Beers released its sales timetable for 2017, maintaining its schedule of 10 sights a year. The company sells approximately 90 percent of its rough supply through its global sightholder sales division and the remainder through its auction platform. With two more sights left this year, the November sale begins this week in Gaborone. The dates for 2017 are

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Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender Gets Record Result

Perth: Rio Tinto’s spectacular 2016 Pink Diamonds Tender collection of 63 rare pink, red and violet diamonds from its Argyle mine has delivered a record result, reflecting strong global demand for these increasingly rare diamonds. Known as The Chroma Collection, the 2016 Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender comprised the highest quality, size and colour composition in the Tender’s 32-year history and

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De Beers Group Science & Technology Showcases SynthDetect 2

London: De Beers Group’s Science & Technology division today revealed SynthDetect 2, the next generation desktop diamond screening instrument. The first SynthDetect instrument and its successor SynthDetect XL – released in 2017 and 2018 respectively – have been among the most successful instruments in De Beers Group’s suite of diamond verification instruments due to their outstanding technical screening functionality and

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Amit Shah Graces 52nd India Gems & Jewellery Awards

Industry’s premier awards bring together national and state leadership, recognising excellence and India’s growing global ambitions Mumbai: In a landmark gathering that brought together the country’s political leadership and the leadership of India’s gem and jewellery industry, the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) hosted the prestigious 52nd India Gems & Jewellery Awards (IGJA), with Shri Amit Shah, Hon’ble

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Gemfields Generates $29.6m from Emerald Auction

London: Gemfields Group Limited announced that its latest commercial-quality emerald auction generated $29.6 million, with every lot sold and the average realized price rising sharply from its previous sale. The auction, held between 24 August and 10 September, achieved $9.72 per carat, compared with $7.46 at the November-December 2025 auction. Total proceeds were also up from $25.4 million despite the volume

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WGC Unveils New Chapter of ‘The Moment is Gold’ 

The World Gold Council (WGC) has unveiled the latest chapter of its ongoing campaign, ‘The Moment is Gold’. Building on the campaign’s central idea of celebrating life’s meaningful moments through gold, the latest film “First Diwali” captures a young couple experiencing their first Diwali together, a deeply personal milestone marked by warmth, belonging and new beginnings. The campaign reinforces how gold

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