THE eighth day of the 2024 Mid-Year Myanmar Gems Emporium continued at the Maniyadana Jade Hall in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday.

Jade lots from Group C, displayed in designated outdoor areas, were available for local merchants to observe. Jade lots numbered 2560 to 3309 were offered for sale through an open tender system, and 735 lots were sold during the session.

In the evening, Union Minister for Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation U Khin Maung Yi, who also chairs the Gems Emporium Central Committee, visited the exhibition areas. He observed the inspection of proposed prices for jade of Group C sold via the open tender system to local gem merchants.

The domestic gem merchants looked into 750 jade lots from No 3310 to 4059 of Group C to be sold on the ninth day of the emporium and put their proposed prices into the tender boxes. The officers checked their prices and the sales of jade lots will be announced on the morning of 26 November.

The emporium, held from 18 to 27 November, showcases 4,800 jade lots from Groups A, B, and C for sale through an open tender system. As of the eighth day, 1,823 out of 2,559 jade lots from Groups A and B, and 735 out of 750 jade lots from No 2560 to 3309 of Group C have been sold.

Sales of Group C jade lots will continue until 27 November.

MNA/ KTZH

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