Anglo American plc announces the value of rough diamond sales (Global Sightholder Sales and Auction Sales) for De Beers’ third sales cycle of 2017, amounting to $580 million.
Bruce Cleaver, CEO of De Beers, said: “We saw the continuation of good rough diamond demand in Cycle 3 across the product range. This reflected positive sentiment from our customers following the Hong Kong International Jewellery Show in March.”
| |
Cycle 3 2017(1)
(provisional) |
Cycle 2 2017(2)
(actual) |
Cycle 3 2016
(actual) |
| Sales value(3) |
$580m |
$553m |
$666m |
(1) Cycle 3 2017 provisional sales value represents sales as at 3 April 2017.
(2) Cycle 2 2017 actual sales value is restated following the earlier publication of a provisional figure for the second sales cycle of 2017.
(3) Sales values are quoted on a consolidated accounting basis. Auction Sales included in a given cycle are the sum of all sales between the end of the preceding cycle and the end of the noted cycle.