The importance of large stonesIn the June 15 RBC Capital report on diamond prcies, Des Kilalea writes in regards to Letseng prices, "The rise in price from May's $1,475/ct was driven in part by more Satellite Pipe goods and also the sale of a 104ct stone for $2.7m ($26,621/ct). An indication of the importance to Letseng of large stones is that this diamond boosts the average from $1,410/ct to the $1,695/ct actually recorded. . . . Besides the 104ct diamond, the large goods tendered included several 10-40ct stones, which realised in excess of $20,000/ct. The highest price per carat came from a 36ct stone which fetched $1.3m or $36,630/ct."
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