http://www.idexonline.com/RSS/IDEX_Online_News.rss News en 2026 IDEX Online Tue, 3 Nov 2026 15:45:40 GMT 10 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51489 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51489 The Surat Diamond Bourse (SDB) still has only 300 of its 4,700 offices in operation, almost three years after it first opened for business. The nine-tower complex, which cost $388 million to build, was awarded a Guinness World Record in August 2023 as the ... Tue, 3 Nov 2026 05:00:00 GMT http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51489 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51490 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51490 TikTok has tightened its rules on the sale of loose diamonds to customers during fast-paced livestream auctions in the US. The social media and e-commerce platform now requires sellers to provide GIA or IGI certification for all lab grown and natural gems... Tue, 3 Nov 2026 05:00:00 GMT http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51490 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51493 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51493 Petra Diamonds, once one of the world's largest independent diamond producers, had trading in its shares suspended on the London Stock Exchange on November 2 after failing to publish its annual accounts. Petra is struggling with net debt of $322 million... Tue, 3 Nov 2026 05:00:00 GMT http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51493 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51488 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51488 Hundreds of diamond-trading offices have closed in Bhavnagar, a city in Gujarat, western India, as a prolonged industry downturn forces workers to abandon the trade. As many as 100,000 people have lost their livelihoods or moved into other occupations, according ... Mon, 2 Nov 2026 05:00:00 GMT http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51488 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51486 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51486 The number of US jewelry businesses continued to decline in the third quarter, although the rate of contraction slowed slightly, according to the Jewelers Board of Trade (JBT), which provides commercial credit information. There were 21,831 US ... Sun, 1 Nov 2026 05:00:00 GMT http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51486 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51485 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51485 October saw further downward pressure on prices, with decreases substantially outnumbering increases in both rounds and fancy cuts. Rounds recorded 267 price decreases against 75 increases. Fancy cuts recorded 253 decreases and 134 increases... Sun, 1 Nov 2026 04:00:00 GMT http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51485 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51487 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51487 Russian president Vladimir Putin claims De Beers wants closer cooperation with Russia. He made the statement at the third Russia-Africa summit, on October 28, according to TASS, Russia's state-owned news agency, although there has been no ... Sat, 31 Oct 2026 11:00:00 GMT http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51487 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51482 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51482 South Africa has established a government-industry task team to identify measures to help struggling diamond producers, as falling rough-diamond prices, competition from lab growns and global inflation threaten mines and jobs. The intervention comes ... Thu, 29 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51482 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51481 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51481 A 197.80-carat sapphire once worn by Russia's Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna and documented among the Russian Crown Jewels is expected to sell for up to CHF 1.7 million ($2.1 million) at Sotheby's Geneva auction of royal and aristocratic jewels... Thu, 29 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMT http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51481 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51480 http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51480 An 888.88-carat fancy black diamond, fashioned from a 1,138-carat rough stone, has been unveiled, for the first time, in Dubai. The diamond, named Infinity, was presented by Antwerp-based Diamond Trading NV at the Dubai Diamond Conference on... Wed, 28 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT http://www.idexonline.com/portal_FullNews.asp?id=51480