Anglo American plc (LON:AAL) today announced the value of rough diamond sales (Global Sightholder Sales and Auction Sales) for De Beers’ fifth sales cycle of 2019, amounting to $390 million.
Bruce Cleaver, CEO, De Beers Group, said: “While overall retail sentiment for diamond jewellery in the US remains solid, a more challenging environment in China and higher than normal polished diamond inventories in the midstream resulted in a cautious approach from rough diamond buyers during the fifth cycle of 2019.”
| Cycle 5 2019(1)(provisional) | Cycle 4 2019(2)(actual) | Cycle 5 2018 (actual) | |
| Sales value(3) | $390m | $416m | $581m |
(1) Cycle 5 2019 provisional sales value represents sales as at 24 June 2019.
(2) Cycle 4 2019 actual sales value is restated following the earlier publication of a provisional figure for the fourth sales cycle of 2019.
(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.
