When you come to the shopping centers in Beijing, you find a lot of customers are gathering at the diamond counters.
"I prefer this half carat diamond. It is about 20 to 30 thousand yuan."
"I've decided to buy a one carat diamond priced at 120 thousand yuan."
None of these diamonds were part of a ring or necklace - they are solely for investment purposes. Spurred by the demand from emerging markets like China, India and Brazil, diamond prices have shot up by 33 percent globally within the first six months of this year.
During recent years, domestic diamond consumption mainly focused on diamonds sized at 0.5, 0.75 and one carat. Those diamonds have soared in price - by 35 percent this year. However, th
