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Daily review - June 25, 2009
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Trader’s view
On Wednesday the domestic market was recovering from the two-day drop. Sberbank was the leader: the shares of the company showed highest adding by the end of the day and were of the most demand on behalf of the trade participants. Against the background of climbing oil prices life returned to the oil-and-gas sector: Gazprom, LUKOIL and Rosneft added 3-5%. On the threshold of stats output on the orders of long-term goods in the U.S. the RTS index drifted in the range of 945-950 points, however, the unexpectedly good results provoked upping to 960 points.
Main news
NOVATEK wants to work with Total.
The French concern Total signed with NOVATEK the main terms of the deal on purchasing 49% of the participation share in Terneftegas, JSC (a 100% subsidiary of NOVATEK) for the joint development of the Termokarstovoe deposit, imparts the press-release of NOVATEK.
In 2009 Gazprom will sell less gas to the abroad.
Export of Gazprom’s gas to the far abroad in 2009 is planned to be at the level of 142.1 bn cubic meters versus 158.8 bn cubic meters in 2008, stated the deputy-chairman of Gazprom’s board, CEO of Gazpro Export Alexander Medvedev at the press-conference, imparts Interfax.
Other news
Ø      Mechel corrected the investment program for 2009-2012, and will invest 2.9 bn USD.
Mechel Group plans to direct 2.9 bn USD within the framework of the investment program for 2009-2012, 1.4 bn USD out of which will be directed to the mining segment, 1.2 bn USD – to the steel smelting, 110 mn USD – to Ferro-smelting and about 36 mn USD – to the energy sector.
Ø      NMTP summed up the results of 1Q 2009 by IAS.
Net profit of Novorossiyskiy sea trade port (NMTP) lost 40.1% by IAS in 1Q 2009 versus the similar estimate of the previous year to 33.732 mn USD.