Petra Diamonds sells 232-carat white diamond for $15.22m
Petra Diamonds has sold the 232.08 carat white diamond discovered at its Cullinan mine in South Africa in September for $15.22m.
Petra Diamonds Ltd.(DI)
34.50p
15:44 15/11/24
-3.63%
-1.30p
It was bought by Diacore, a multinational diamond company.
Chief executive of the FTSE 250 group, Johan Dippenaar, said: "We are delighted to have achieved the sales result for this exceptional white stone, which is an outstanding example of the very high quality, large diamonds produced at Cullinan."
Shares climbed 1.41% to 180.30p by 12:28.