Jewellery stocks plunge as Gems, jewellery exports drop 20% in February

12 Mar 2020 Evaluate

Jewellery sector stocks were trading lower as India's gems and jewellery exports declined by 20.26 percent to Rs 20,763.28 crore in February, hit by the global outbreak of Covid-19, credit crunch and customs issues.

PC Jeweller is currently trading at Rs. 11.55, down by 1.55 points or 11.83% from its previous closing of Rs. 13.10 on the BSE.

Thangamayil Jewellery is currently trading at Rs. 364.00, down by 42.75 points or 10.51% from its previous closing of Rs. 406.75 on the BSE.

Titan Company is currently trading at Rs. 1084.95, down by 103.90 points or 8.74% from its previous closing of Rs. 1188.85 on the BSE.

The Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) Vice Chairman Colin Shah said the fall in gems and jewellery exports has been happening over some time due to the global economic slowdown coupled with the industry struggling with credit crunch and customs issues. Now the global outbreak of Covid-19 has added to the existing issues. The overall exports declined by 6.38 per cent to Rs 2,36,839.34 crore during April 2019 to February 2020, compared to Rs 2,52,973.24 crore during the same period last year.

Meanwhile, shipments of cut and polished diamonds (CPD) in February fell by 40.66 per cent to Rs 9,897.14 crore, compared to Rs 16,679.94 crore in the same month last year. CPD exports during April 2019 to February 2020 declined by 18.71 per cent to Rs 1,24,880.11 crore, from Rs 1,53,621.64 crore registered during April 2018 to February 2019. However, gold jewellery exports in February went up by 28.26 per cent to Rs 8,106.96 crore from Rs 6,320.88 crore in the same month of 2019. Gold jewellery exports from April 2019 to February 2020 grew by 7.27 per cent to Rs 80,088.38 crore, from Rs 74,661.63 crore earlier.

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