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Ceasefire Relief Fuels Recovery from Correction Lows
Metal This Week Last Week Change Gold (MCX) ₹1,52,652 / 10g ₹1,49,680 / 10g +₹2,972 (+2.0%) Silver (MCX) ₹2,43,274 / kg ₹2,32,495 / kg +₹10,779 (+4.6%) Macro Snapshot: Mumbai: Global precious metals got a meaningful tailwind mid-week after the US and Iran announced a two-week ceasefire on April 8, which pulled oil below $100 per barrel and softened the dollar. However, the Islamabad talks over the weekend failed to produce further progress, leaving the ceasefire fragile and the Strait of
Ceasefire Relief Fuels Recovery from Correction Lows
Metal This Week Last Week Change Gold (MCX) ₹1,52,652 / 10g ₹1,49,680 / 10g +₹2,972 (+2.0%) Silver (MCX) ₹2,43,274 / kg ₹2,32,495 / kg +₹10,779 (+4.6%) Macro Snapshot: Mumbai: Global precious metals got a meaningful tailwind mid-week after the US and Iran announced a two-week ceasefire on April 8, which pulled oil below $100 per barrel and softened the dollar. However, the Islamabad talks over the weekend failed to produce further progress, leaving the ceasefire fragile and the Strait of
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India’s Gem-Jewellery Exports Drop 10.2% in 2019-20
Mumbai: India’s gross exports of gems and jewellery dipped by 10.19% during the fiscal year that ended on March 31, 2020 declining to US$ 35.53 billion as compared to US$ 39.56 billion in the same period of the previous year, according to provisional data released by The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC). Imports across the sector during fiscal
Webinar on Banking Stresses Need for Self-discipline
Mumbai: A distinguished panel comprising representatives of government and the banking sector deliberated on wide range of banking issues related to the challenges being faced by the gem and jewellery sector particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic at a webinar hosted by GJEPC on May 15. The panel, which had Ms Rupa Dutta, economic advisor, ministry of commerce & industry, Government
Breakthrough Study on Precious Coral Identification
Basel: A breakthrough study entitled “DNA fingerprinting: an effective tool for taxonomic identification of precious corals in jewelry,” authored by researchers from the Swiss Gemmological Institute SSEF and the University of Zurich’s Institute of Forensic Medicine (IRM) and recently published in the leading peer-reviewed journal Scientific Reports (Nature Group), has led to a new service being offered by SSEF to
Pink Diamond Prices set to Rise with Closure of Argyle
Perth: The price of super-rare pink diamonds is to set to rocket with the forthcoming closure of the Argyle mine in Western Australia, which has been responsible for 90% of world supplies, reports the South China Morning Post newspaper. Owner Rio Tinto plans to cease production by the end of 2020, when economically-viable reserves will run out. The value of
India’s Gem-Jewellery Exports Drop 10.2% in 2019-20
Mumbai: India’s gross exports of gems and jewellery dipped by 10.19% during the fiscal year that ended on March 31, 2020 declining to US$ 35.53 billion as compared to US$ 39.56 billion in the same period of the previous year, according to provisional data released by The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC). Imports across the sector during fiscal
Webinar on Banking Stresses Need for Self-discipline
Mumbai: A distinguished panel comprising representatives of government and the banking sector deliberated on wide range of banking issues related to the challenges being faced by the gem and jewellery sector particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic at a webinar hosted by GJEPC on May 15. The panel, which had Ms Rupa Dutta, economic advisor, ministry of commerce & industry, Government
Breakthrough Study on Precious Coral Identification
Basel: A breakthrough study entitled “DNA fingerprinting: an effective tool for taxonomic identification of precious corals in jewelry,” authored by researchers from the Swiss Gemmological Institute SSEF and the University of Zurich’s Institute of Forensic Medicine (IRM) and recently published in the leading peer-reviewed journal Scientific Reports (Nature Group), has led to a new service being offered by SSEF to
Pink Diamond Prices set to Rise with Closure of Argyle
Perth: The price of super-rare pink diamonds is to set to rocket with the forthcoming closure of the Argyle mine in Western Australia, which has been responsible for 90% of world supplies, reports the South China Morning Post newspaper. Owner Rio Tinto plans to cease production by the end of 2020, when economically-viable reserves will run out. The value of
