(diamonds.net) - As rain fell for about five minutes on the typically sunbaked Las Vegas strip on the opening day of the JCK show, one couldn’t help but sense things might be a bit different this year. Was the unusual weather a sign that diamond dealers were in for similar positive surprises on the trading floor? After all, they had endured difficult market conditions in the past 12 months and could do with a little pick-me-up.
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