--De Beers reduced prices on lower-quality diamonds at a sale this week, Bloomberg News reported.

--The report said shares of Tiffany & Co. (TIF) and Signet Jewelers Ltd. (SIG) declined after news of the price cuts emerged.

--Industry buyers had to commit to quotas for the year after De Beers took the rare step of allowing customers to opt out of buying some lower-quality stones in September, Bloomberg reported. This week's price cut will help them buy their allocation, the report said.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-12/de-beers-is-said-to-make-big-cuts-in-low-quality-diamond-prices

 

Write to Josh Beckerman at josh.beckerman@wsj.com

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

November 12, 2018 16:04 ET (21:04 GMT)

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