FCDI Q4 2018
Fancy Color Diamond price index shows stability in Q4 2018
2018 presented an overall increase by 0.2%
New York, January 31, 2019: The Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF) reported today that in Q4 2018 Fancy Color Diamond prices showed stability across all sizes and saturation.
The Fancy Color Diamond Index (FCDI) indicates that in Q4 prices of Blue Fancy Color Diamonds increased by 0.8 %, and Fancy Intense Blues increased by###truncate### 1.9%. Pink diamond prices remained stable, while 2 carat Pink diamonds carat category rose by 1.1%, led by Fancy Vivid Pink that rose by 2.1% and 10 carat Fancy Pink decreased by 0.8%. In the same period, Yellow Fancy Color diamonds showed a general decrease by 1.5%, with an increase by 1.2% in Fancy Vivid Yellow 5 carat category.
On a yearly basis, in 2018 the Fancy Color Diamond Index increased by 0.2%, with Blue prices up by 4.1% (1 to 1.5 carat up by 9.1%), Yellow prices down by 2.1% (Fancy Yellow decreased by 3.9%) and Pink prices remained stable.
Interestingly in 2018 all Fancy Intense and Fancy Vivid diamonds increased by 0.7% and 1.5%, respectively, while the ‘Fancy’ category decreased by 1.4%.
| Category | Q4/18 vs. Q3/18 | Q4/18 vs. Q4/17 |
| All fancy color diamonds | -0.1% | 0.2% |
| All yellow fancy color diamonds | (1.2%) | (2.1%) |
| All pink fancy color diamonds | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| All blue fancy color diamonds | 0.8% | 4.1% |
Jim Pounds, FCRF Advisory Board member: “In the last three years we witnessed a substantial amount of vivid yellows coming to market, mainly from the ‘Misery’ Pipe at the Ekati mine in Canada. However as the mine transitions from open pit mining to underground, a substantially reduced amount of stones will be available during 2019. Therefore we anticipate a slight increase in vivid yellow prices.”
The Fancy Color Diamond Index is published by the non-profit Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF), tracking pricing data for yellow, pink, and blue fancy color diamonds in three key global trading centers – Hong Kong, New York, and Tel Aviv.
FCDI Q3 2018
Slight Increase in Prices of Blue and Pink Diamonds in Q3 2018
New York, October 24, 2018: The Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF) reported today that in Q3 2018, overall fancy color diamond prices showed no significant change and increased by only 0.1%. However, the FCRF’s Index indicates an increase of 0.4% and 0.7% for pink and blue diamonds, respectively, in all sizes and saturation levels, which were offset by a decrease of 1.0% in the prices of yellow fancy color diamonds.
In Q3 2018, fancy color diamonds’ prices in all colors and sizes decreased by 0.7%, whereas the intense and vivid category increased by 0.5%.
Fancy vivid blue diamonds continued to outperform, rising 8.5% in the past 12 months and 1.1% in Q3 2018.
A distinctive difference in price trends can be seen in the 1 carat category; pink diamonds remain stable, blue diamonds increased by 4.7%, yellow diamonds decrease by 2.2%, while intense yellow 1 carat increased by 1.1%.
On a year-to-year basis, when compared to Q3 2017, the Fancy Color Diamond Index increased by 0.4%, with blue prices up 5.9% and yellow and pink prices down by 1.6% and 0.5%, respectively.
| Category | Q3/18 vs. Q2/18 | Q3/18 vs. Q3/17 |
| All fancy color diamonds | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| All yellow fancy color diamonds | (1.0%) | (1.6%) |
| All pink fancy color diamonds | (0.4%) | (0.5%) |
| All blue fancy color diamonds | 0.7% | 5.9% |
FCRF Advisory Board member Eden Rachminov said, “In my opinion, the price of fancy yellow is influenced by the general mood of many diamond traders that carry a mixed inventory of colorless and yellows. Due to the slowdown in the colorless business and to compensate on their general turnover, these traders slightly lower the prices of yellows”.
FCDI Q2 2018
Continued stability in fancy color prices in Q2 2018
Prices of yellow diamonds increased slightly after 4 years of downward trend
New York, August 6, 2018: Fancy color diamond prices showed no significant change in the second quarter of 2018, the Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF) reported today. FCRF’s Fancy Color Diamond Index indicated an overall rise of 0.1% in Q2 2018 for yellow, pink and blue fancy color diamonds, in all sizes and saturations. However, after having gradually decreased over the past 4 years, prices of yellow fancy color diamonds increased by 0.2% in Q2 2018, with fancy intense yellow outperforming all other saturation categories.
The prices of blue fancy color diamonds increased by 1.5% during Q2 2018, continuing the trend over the past 2 years. Prices of 2 carat fancy pink, 1 carat intense pink, and 3 carat vivid pink increased by 2% in this quarter, while the pink category as a whole decreased by 0.5%.
In Q2 2018, throughout all colors the prices of 1 – 3 carat stones increased, while prices of 3 carats and above slightly decreased.
On a year-to-year basis, when compared to Q2 2017, the Fancy Color Diamond Index increased by 0.5%, with blue prices up 5.7% and yellow and pink prices down by 0.7% and 0.6%, respectively.
| Category | Q2/18 vs. Q1/18 | Q2/18 vs. Q2/17 |
| All fancy color diamonds | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| All yellow fancy color diamonds | 0.2% | (0.7%) |
| All pink fancy color diamonds | (0.5%) | (0.6%) |
| All blue fancy color diamonds | 1.5% | 5.7% |
FCRF Advisory Board member Jim Pounds said: ”The demand for the 1 – 3 carat weight category remains positive as they are relatively more affordable in their total amount, compared to 3 carats and above. However, larger exceptional yellows continue to command strong prices.”
The Fancy Color Diamond Index is published by the non-profit Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF), tracking pricing data for yellow, pink, and blue fancy color diamonds in three key global trading centers – Hong Kong, New York, and Tel Aviv.
FCDI Q1 2018
Yellow diamond Prices stabilize while Blue Diamond prices continue to rise moderately in Q1 2018
New York, May 11th, 2018: The Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF) reported today that in the first quarter of 2018 fancy color diamond prices showed stability across all fancy color diamond categories.
The Fancy Color Diamond Index (FCDI) indicates an overall rise of 0.1% in Q1 2018 for yellow, pink and blue fancy color diamonds, across all sizes and saturations. Continuing their trend from 2017, prices of blue fancy color diamonds in Q1 2018 increased by 1.0%, with fancy intense and fancy vivid blues###truncate### outperforming. During the same period, both yellow and pink fancy color diamond prices slightly declined by 0.1%. As a reminder, in Q4 2017 the prices of yellow and pink declined by 0.6% and 0.4%, respectively.
Interestingly, in Q1 2018 the 2 carat vivid pink and blue diamonds showed the highest rate of appreciation in their respective color categories.
On a year-on-year basis, when compared to Q1 2017, the Fancy Color Diamond Index increased by 0.1%, with blue prices up 5.0% and yellow and pink prices down by 1.7% and 0.6%, respectively.
According to IDEX price index, colorless diamonds raised by 1.6% in Q1 2018.
| Category | Q1/18 vs. Q4/17 | Q1/18 vs. Q1/17 |
| All fancy color diamonds | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| All yellow fancy color diamonds | (0.1%) | (1.7%) |
| All pink fancy color diamonds | (0.1%) | (0.6%) |
| All blue fancy color diamonds | 1.0% | 5.0% |
The Fancy Color Diamond Index is published by the non-profit Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF), and tracks pricing data for yellow, pink and blue fancy color diamonds in three key global trading centers – Hong Kong, New York and Tel Aviv.
FCRF Advisory Board member Ishaia Gol: “In the past 12 months or so prices of rare fancy color diamonds between 0.30 to 0.70 carat have increased much more than large fancy color diamonds due to the relatively smaller total amount per stone”.