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DTC June Sight Estimated at $425M
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The Diamond Trading Company (DTC) June sight is estimated to have been the largest so far this year, at $425 million. While sightholders were clearly in the mood to buy rough goods, few could explain the surge in demand, as trends in the polished market remain weak. “Dealers came...
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DTC May Sight Estimated at $250M
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The Diamond Trading Company's (DTC) May sight held an estimated value of $250 million, as sightholders showed more enthusiasm to buy rough, while availability of De Beers goods was limited. The sight was 25 percent higher than the March/April sight estimate, but still 62 percent...
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DTC March Sight Estimated at $200M as Demand Improves Slightly
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Reports from the Diamond Trading Company (DTC) sight this past week indicated a slight increase in demand for De Beers rough diamonds, as diamantaires respond to an apparent shortage in the market. The third sight of the calendar year, which ran from March 30 through April 3, had an...
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DTC Feb. Sight Estimated at $110M
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Participants in the Diamond Trading Company's (DTC) February sight reported a slight increase in activity and interest in goods, although the sight remained comparatively very small. While somewhat hesitant to commit to a figure, sight participants estimated the sight's value at...
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Jan. DTC Sight Estimate Under $100M
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De Beers sales unit, the Diamond Trading Company (DTC), held one of its smallest sights in history this week, and made some significant changes in the way it was conducted. The January sight will close Friday with an estimated value of between $80 million and $100 million. While...
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DTC Dec. Sight Estimated at $100M
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Diamond Trading Company (DTC), the De Beers sales unit, had one of its quietest sights in years this week, as many sightholders deferred taking goods for December. Market sources estimated the sight's value at between $80 million and $120 million, about a fifth of the size of the...
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DTC Nov. Sight Significantly Lower at $300M
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Avi Krawitz |
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The Diamond Trading Company's (DTC) second-to-last sight of 2008 was valued significantly lower than in previous years, as sightholders requested that De Beers defer supply until after Christmas. The sight had an estimated value of $300 million, compared with $530 million at the...
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DTC Sept. Sight $600M, Some Sightholders Reject Goods
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The Diamond Trading Company’s (DTC) eighth sight of 2008 reflected some stability in prices and assortment of goods supplied by De Beers, but there seemed to be a somber mood amongst sightholders who say they feel the pinch from recent price increases. The sight had an estimated...
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DTC Aug. Sight Estimate at $725M; Sightholders Bemoan Low Premiums
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Diamond Trading Company (DTC) sight number seven was valued at an estimated $725 million as sightholders noted diminishing premiums on the goods they receive from the De Beers sales unit. “Premiums have fallen dramatically at the past few sights and are softening by the day,” said...
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DTC July Sight Est. $720M, No Change in Assortments
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Diamond Trading Company (DTC) sightholders were critical of the price increases implemented by the De Beers marketing unit at its July sight week. This sight, the sixth of the year, had an estimated value of $720 million which included the sights held in London, South Africa,...
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DTC Sight Dates for 2009
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The Diamond Trading Company (DTC) sight dates for year 2009 are as follows: January 19-23February 23-27March 30-April 3May 5-8June 8-12July 13-17August 24-28September 29-October 2November 2-6December 7-11
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DTC June Sight Estimated at $700M
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The Diamond Trading Company (DTC) held its fifth sight of the year this week with estimates valuing it at around $700 million. Prices remained relatively unchanged from the previous sight, but concerns about the rough diamond market prevailed. “The market is crazy at the moment,”...
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DTC April Sight Estimated at $660M
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Avi Krawitz |
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The Diamond Trading Company (DTC) April sight had an estimated value of $660 million, according to industry observers in London this week. The sight, which ran April 28 through May 2, was the beginning of the new contract period, during which DTC Botswana hosted its first sight week,...
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DTC Sightholders 2008-2011
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The DTC has confirmed that the following companies have received sights in the UK, South Africa, Botswana and Namibia for the period from 2008 through 2011.DTC Sightholder List for 2008 - 2011 Contract...
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DTC March Sight Estimated at $550M
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The March DTC (Diamond Trading Company) sight proved uneventful as the De Beers sales subsidiary wrapped up its contract period. Observers estimated the sight, which ran from Tuesday through Thursday this past week (March 25 to 28,) to be valued at around $550 million. "It was a very...
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