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A new colourless, pear-shaped diamond weighing 101.73 carats raked in a record 23 million Swiss francs ($23.5 million, 18.5 million euros) at a Christie's auction in Geneva late Wednesday. The price, which does not include tax or commission, is the highest ever paid for a flawless colourless diamond, according to the auction house, which had hoped the gem would go for $30 million.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Foreign investors sold long-dated U.S. securities in March, as Treasuries showed modest inflows after strong buying in previous months, data from the U.S. Treasury showed on Wednesday. Foreigners sold $13.5 billion of long-term U.S. securities during the month, after selling $13.3 billion in February. They bought $5.3 billion in Treasuries in March and $2.6 billion the previous month, but that was a significant reduction from inflows of $32.3 billion in January and nearly $30 billion in December.

WASHINGTON - Foreign demand for U.S. Treasury securities rose to a record level in March even though China, the largest foreign holder of Treasury debt, reduced its holdings slightly. The overall increase indicated that foreign investors remain confident in holding U.S. debt. The Treasury Department says total foreign holdings of Treasury securities increased 0.7 per cent in March compared with February to a record $5.76 trillion. That is an increase of 11.9 per cent over a year ago.