17 March
The 56th Gems Emporium continued its sixth day at Mani Yadana Jade Hall in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday and sold a total of 858 jade lots under the open tender system.
The jade lots no. 1201 to 2400 were put up for sale, and out of which 858 jade lots were sold for Euro 78.825 million at the event.
Similarly, jade lots no. 1 to 1200 were put up for sale through an open tender system on Friday, and out of which 1,050 jade lots were reported to be sold at Euro 46.505 million. So far, a total of 1,908 jade lots were sold for Euro 125.33 million.
The 56th Gems Emporium will be held till 20 March at the Mani Yadana Jade Hall, putting up for sale the jade lots no.2401 to 3600 on 17 March, the jade lots no. 3601 to 4800 on 18 March, the jade lots no. 4801 to 6000 on 19 March, and the jade lots no. 6001 to 6973 on 20 March.
A total of 4,557 gem merchants, 2,911 merchants from China, Thailand, Australia, US and India and 1,646 domestic gem merchants have registered for the gem emporium.—Hmwe Kyu Zin (Translated by Kyaw Zin Tun)
