By Ian Walker

 

Anglo American PLC (AAL.LN) said Wednesday that its majority-owned De Beers Group sold 31% more rough diamonds in the ninth sales cycle of the year, compared with the earlier cycle.

The diversified mining company said diamond producer De Beers--which reports on 10 sales cycles each year--sold $390 million of rough diamonds in the ninth cycle of the year compared with $297 million for the eight cycle.

In the ninth cycle of 2018, De Beers sold $442 million of rough diamonds.

"With signs of increasing polished price stability, Cycle 9 saw an improvement in sentiment from rough diamond buyers," De Beers Chief Executive Bruce Cleaver said.

 

By Ian Walker at ian.wallker@wsj.com

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

November 13, 2019 05:31 ET (10:31 GMT)

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