IN BRIEF: Gemfields ruby auction robust demand despite tariff woes

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Gemfields Group Ltd - London-based miner and marketer of coloured gemstones - Generates revenue of $7.2 million at an auction of rough rubies held from Monday to Friday last week. Says 20 of the 21 lots on offer were sold, and 73% of the 250,004 carats on offer were sold. Average sales price is $39.47 per carat. Rubies had been extracted by Gemfields’ 75%-held Montepuez Ruby Mining Ltda in Mozambique.

‘The auction saw strong attendance and robust demand, providing a timely affirmation of the state of the ruby market against the backdrop of tariff-induced uncertainty in global markets,’ says Adrian Banks, Gemfields’ managing director of product & sales.

Stock price in Johannesburg: R 1.10

12-month change: down 59%

Stock price in London: 4.20 pence

12-month change: down 64%

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