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Fancy Pink diamonds led modest gains, Stabilized Q3 2025

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  The FCDI reflects a measured and stable market landscape in Q3 2025    The Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF) announced the results of the Fancy Color Diamond [FCD] Index (FCDI) for Q3 2025.    Following a modest decline in Q2, the index held steady this quarter, with no overall movement across all fancy color diamond categories. Beneath this flat headline, certain sub-categories, particularly within the Pink segment, demonstrated noteworthy increase.    Despite persistent macroeconomic uncertainty, the fancy color diamond market continues to exhibit large pockets of resilience. Prices for most categories moved within tight margins, suggesting ongoing buyer caution but not capitulation. In contrast to broader volatility in the white diamond market, the FCDI reflects a measured and stable landscape in Q3 2025. The overall Fancy Color Diamond Index (FCDI) remained unchanged in Q3 2025, following a 0.5% decline in Q2 and a 0.3% decrease ...

Fancy color diamond price on rising spree

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FCRF reports healthy price in all Fancy Color diamond categories   The Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF) announced the results of the Q3 2021 Fancy Color Diamond Index (FCDI). Prices of Fancy Color Diamonds continued to rise across the board, with a 0.7% increase this quarter, and a 1.1% increase throughout the year. The general increase was led by Blues (0.8%), with Pinks and Yellows following closely behind (0.7% and 0.6% respectively). Pink/Purplish Pink:  Pink diamond prices continued to rise in Q3, led by the Fancy and Fancy Vivid grade categories. Fancy Pink 1 carats rose by 1.8% and Fancy Vivid Pink 5 carats rose by 1.7%. The lowest performance was seen in the 3 carat category in the Fancy grade, which decreased by -0.3%.   Blue: Blue diamond prices continued to rise in Q3, with the Fancy Vivid Blue category leading the charts: 8 carats rose 2%; 5 carats rose by 1.9%; and 1 carat rose by 1.5%. The Fancy Intense grade category displayed the lowest rise of 0....

Fancy diamond category decreased by 1% in 2020

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Yellow category lowered by 0.3%,  Pinks by 0.9% and Blues tumbled by 1.3%   2020: FCRF Reports Fancy Color Diamond Prices!   The Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF) announced the Fancy Color Diamond INDEX results for Q4 and a summary of 2020. Q4 Results:   Pink: The prices of all Pink diamonds overall remained without a change in Q4 2020, with Fancy and Fancy Intense categories presenting a slight increase.  The 1.00-1.49 and 2.00 to 2.99 carats segments presented an increase of 0.4% and 0.6% respectively, with the 2 carats Fancy Pink showing the highest increase of the quarter +1.4%.   Blue: The Fancy grade in the Blue Index presented an overall increase of 0.2%, while the 1.5 and 5 carats stood out with an increase of 0.5%.  However, Blue diamond prices overall presented a 0.5% decrease in Q4, led by the Vivid category that decreased by 0.6%. This decrease occurred due to the soft price of the 1 carat segment in this quarter.   Yellow: Th...