News: Steady trading as strong Hong Kong show concludes. Shortage of Indian -2 and melee. 1ct+ and 3ct+ in good demand. DTC Sept. sight estimate $640m. Sotheby`s Hong Kong sells $41m with 65% sold by lot. Rare 6.04ct fancy vivid blue diamond sells for record $7.98m. ($1.32m/ct). Thieves steal $14m from Harry Winston Paris. Business survey finds U.S. jewelers` 2006 median profit up 32% to 5.3% of sales. U.S. August Polished import +10% to $1.32b with polished exports up 42% to $1.03b. NGOs call for Venezuela to be expelled from Kimberly Process for not reporting rough exports. | |||
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