http://www.fin-rus.com/newtopics/news/default.asp Financial-Analyst Russian Brokerage Company: Russian Stock Market, Investment in Russia, Russian Stocks en-us http://www.fin-rus.com/newtopics/news0545B/default.asp RusHydro to found 100% subsidiary for international projects. RusHydro BoD has approved the creation of an affiliate that is to be involved in the implementation of foreign projects. The new company, named RusHydro International, is to be a 100% subsidiary of RusHydro. The charter capital... 2010-09-06 11:26:00 http://www.fin-rus.com/newtopics/news0545A/default.asp LUKOIL repays part of loan in advance. LUKOIL has repaid a portion of a USD 1.2 bn 3-year loan, taken in August 2009, in advance. In particular, the oil company has repaid USD 500 mn out of equity funds accumulated in 1H2010, which is evidence of the company's stable financial position and... 2010-09-06 11:25:00 http://www.fin-rus.com/newtopics/news05459/default.asp Eduard Hudainatov appointed president of Rosneft. In fulfillment of a request made by the Russian president, Dmitry Medvedev, Rosneft BoD has appointed the company's first VP, Eduard Hudainatov, as the oil company's new president. Hudainatov is to assume duties on 6 September 2010. Eduard... 2010-09-06 11:24:00 http://www.fin-rus.com/newtopics/news05458/default.asp Transneft to set up JV with TNK-BP, Gazprom Neft and LUKOIL. Transneft and TNK-BP, Gazprom Neft and LUKOIL are about to create a joint-venture for construction of the Zapolyarnoe-Purpe pipeline. In what follows, Transneft is about to remunerate project expenses to the three oil companies by... 2010-09-06 11:23:00 http://www.fin-rus.com/newtopics/news05457/default.asp TNK-BP capex may increase by 13% in 2013 to USD 5 bn. TNK-BP may upside 2013 capex by more than 13% versus 2010, up to USD 5 bn, the company's executive VP for exploration and production, Sergei Brezitsky said in an interview to the Russia-24 TV channel. The company's capex for 2010, he... 2010-09-06 11:22:00 http://www.fin-rus.com/newtopics/news05455/default.asp Oil slips below USD 75 as ISM disappoints and Earl abates Oil prices ended the week lower for the third time in four weeks. Light, sweet crude for October delivery fell 42 cents, (0.56%), to settle at USD 74.60/bbl, having traded intraday from USD 73.20 to USD 75.44. London Brent crude for... 2010-09-06 09:21:00 http://www.fin-rus.com/newtopics/news05454/default.asp FFMS registers Mostotrest stock split report. The FFMS has registered a report on the split of Mostotrest common stock. Mostotrest is one of Russia's largest transport infrastructure builders. Following the stock divide in a 1:200 proportion, Mostotrest placed 248 240 000 new securities... 2010-09-03 11:04:00 http://www.fin-rus.com/newtopics/news05453/default.asp RTS set to become leading trading flow in CIS and Central and Eastern Europe in next 2 years. The RTS stock exchange is set to become the leading trading floor in the CIS and Central and Eastern Europe in the coming two years, the stock exchange board chairman, Roman Garyunov said... 2010-09-03 11:03:00 http://www.fin-rus.com/newtopics/news05452/default.asp AvtoVAZ to hold additional issue at RUB 40.24 per share. On September 9, AvtoVAZ shareholders are to convene for an AGM, where they should touch upon upsizing the company's share capital though a closed subscription additional issue in favor of Renault, Russian Technologies and Troika... 2010-09-03 11:02:00 http://www.fin-rus.com/newtopics/news05451/default.asp Western banks to lend USD 250 mn to Transcreditbank and USD 750 mn to Gazprombank. Transcreditbank and Gazprombank are to take loans at Western Banks. In particular, Gazprombank is to raise a 3-year USD 750 mn loan. The deal coordinator is SMBC, bookrunners are WestLB AG, Bank of... 2010-09-03 11:01:00 http://www.fin-rus.com/newtopics/news0544F/default.asp Crude-oil futures ended higher Thursday on Hurricane Earl while a fire at a GoM oil platform turned a mild rebound into a rally. Light, sweet crude for October delivery advanced USD 1.11 and closed at USD 75.02/bbl. London Brent crude settled up 58 cents at USD 76.93, with its premium to... 2010-09-03 08:26:00 http://www.fin-rus.com/newtopics/news0544D/default.asp MRSK South terminates powers of 6 board members and elects 1 new. The BoD of MRSK South has decided to terminate powers of 6 members of the company's managerial board. Specifically, the following board members have been dismissed: CEO of Kubanenergo, Dmitry Pestov, director of the... 2010-09-02 11:03:00 http://www.fin-rus.com/newtopics/news0544C/default.asp VTB submits USD 1.7 bn claim against company it runs on par with VEB. VTB has laid a RUB 1.67 bn action to the Moscow Arbitration Court against Interbank Trade House, the court reported. VTB has confirmed the information, has not explained the reasons behind the move. Interbank Trade House... 2010-09-02 11:02:00 http://www.fin-rus.com/newtopics/news0544B/default.asp LUKOIL waits for recovery of past costs incurred at Trebs and Titov fields. LUKOIL expects to recover costs for past damages incurred during the exploration of the Trebs and the Titov greenfields in Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District. The greenfields have been put at auction. "We are already... 2010-09-02 11:01:00 http://www.fin-rus.com/newtopics/news0544A/default.asp Crude futures close higher on China data and rallying stocks, brushing off bearish inventory data Light, sweet crude oil futures for October gained USD 1.99, or about 2.8%, to settle at USD 73.91/bbl. London Brent crude jumped USD 1.77 to end at USD 76.35. Oil moved higher on Wednesday,... 2010-09-02 09:45:00