News: Trading markets slow for holidays following Hong Kong Show. Stable demand for caraters. 3cts improving. 4-5ct and larger hot. Weak dollar hurting India sales to U.S. markets. Japan Aug. polished imports +1% to $62 mil. Belgium Sept. polished exports -4% to $990 mil. and rough imports +4% to $834 mil. Hong Kong Aug. jewelry sales +32% total retail +15% to $2.7 bil. Bank of Moscow loans $512 mil. to Russian producers and polishers from Jan.-Sept. 2007. Creditors sue Fabrikant for $118 mil. citing fraudulent loan transfers. Rio Tinto finds diamond kimberlites in India. | |||
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