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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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Lucapa Finds Large Diamond of 172 Carats
Perth: Just a week after finding a 104-carat Type IIa, D-color diamond which was the fourth stone over 100 carats discovered this year, Lucapa Diamond Co. Ltd., an ASX-listed Australian company based in Perth, has uncovered an even bigger exceptional diamond from its Lulo Project in Angola. Lucapa said it unearthed 172.67-carat Type IIa, D-color stone. It is the fifth
Heavy Demand for India’s Sovereign Gold Bonds
New Delhi: Heavy demand for Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGB), an instrument to wean away people from physical gold, has forced the government to postpone its issue date to September 30 from the earlier September 23. “The Government of India in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), had notified the issuance of SGB, 2016-17 Series II. The tranche was
Dominion Sells 186-Ct Diamond for $2.8 Million
Toronto: Dominion Diamond Corporation reports the restart of the Ekati process plant and the sale of an exceptional diamond recovered at the Ekati diamond mine earlier this year. The Ekati process plant resumed operations at full capacity on September 21. Plant operations had been suspended since a fire that occurred at the Ekati process plant on June 23. During this
India to Shut Down Hindustan Diamond Co.
New Delhi: An official release from the government of India circulated on 21st Sept. 2016 says that the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved shutting down of Hindustan Diamond Company Pvt Ltd (HDCPL), a joint venture between the Indian Government and De Beers Centenary Mauritius Ltd (DBCML), which supplies rough diamonds to Indian diamond industry. The release notes that
GJEPC Flays Surat Diamantaires on Bourse Plan
Mumbai, 22nd May: The Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), of India has criticized the move by some diamantaires in Surat to shift their Mumbai operations to the proposed Surat Diamond Bourse (SDB) in Surat, reports The Times of India. GJEPC chairman Vipul Shah said, “It is not the prerogative of 50 diamantaires to decide and win over others
India Raises Import Tariff Value of Gold, Silver
Mumbai: India has raised its import tariff value of gold and silver on Wednesday. Indian government has trimmed its import tariff value of gold from $421 per ten grams to $431 per 10 grams and silver from $644 per kilo gram to $ 646 per kilo gram, said the ministry of finance. Import tariff value is the base price on which
Zimbabwe Diamond Output, Sales Dipped in 2013
Harare: Zimbabwe’s diamond output declined 26.1 percent to 8.9 million carats last year, according to Equity Communications, reports Rough&Polished. The Harare-based research company said in a statement emailed told Rough&Polished that Zimbabwe was the only “major” diamond producer, which experienced a “sharp” decline in production and sales last year. It said diamond production in the Southern African country took a knock
JNA Awards 2014: Deadline for Entries Extended to 8th May
Hong Kong: JNA Awards, the annual industry-wide event that honors the innovators and leaders of the international jewellery industry, with a focus on their achievements and contribution in Asia, has now extended the deadline for accepting entries up to 8th May, 2014, an official press release issued by the organizer says. Individuals or companies may submit their entries or on behalf
