Sales of 'fancy' coloured diamonds jump trends now
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Coloured diamonds are increasingly more likely to be a girl's best friend after a jump in sales of rare yellow, pink and blue varieties.
Sales of so-called 'fancy' diamonds rose last year while those of traditional white gems fell.
Yellow stones saw the biggest surge in popularity, according to figures from the Fancy Color Research Foundation (FCRF), which tracks trading prices in New York, Tel Aviv and Hong Kong.
The price of all three colours rose by 3.9 per cent last year, the data shows, with canary-hued stones up by 4.6 per cent.
Coloured diamonds are still only a fraction of those on sale – making up less than one per cent of the market.
Sales of so-called 'fancy' diamonds rose last year while those of traditional white gems fell.
