Diamond giant De Beers faces spin-off amid wider restructuring as Anglo American takeover pressure mounts

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Anglo American shares fell over 3% early Tuesday after it announced plans to spin off its highly prized De Beers diamond business.

The British miner said that its famed diamond business could be divested or demerged to "improve strategic flexibility."

Diamond rings are displayed in a cabinet inside a De Beers SA store in Hong Kong, China, on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017. Chinese deluxe spending on travel is the "fastest-growing competitor" standing in the way of diamond sales in the world's biggest consumer market, Chief Executive Officer Bruce Cleaver said in an interview.

"Anglo American's shareholders will see the full undiluted upside from these extensive changes, with the value of our copper and iron ore assets brought to the fore," he added.Anglo said on Monday that BHP's £34 billion offer — an increase on its earlier £31 billion bid — continued to "significantly undervalue" the business and remained "highly unattractive" for shareholders.

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