OREANDA-NEWS. December 21, 2009. Veles Capital released daily market review:

Gazprom: gas transporting in 2010 will be indexed by 12.5%. Management of the Federal Service on Tariffs (FST) approved the tariffs growth at the session on Friday for gas transporting for independent producers. As it has been expected the tariffs growth formed 12.3%, while Gazprom insisted on growth of 15%.

MMC upped the IAS net profit in 3Q 2009 by 2.2 times, sales – by 35%. MMC upped the sales by IAS in 3Q 2009 versus 2Q 2009 by 35% to the level of 1.404 bn USD. Net profit in 3Q upped by 2.2 times to 76 mn USD. Sum total debt of the company since the beginning of 2009 as of the end of 3Q reduced by 9% to 1.569 bn USD. EBITDA formed 309 mn USD.

FST negotiated transfer of 7 RF Territory Subjects to RAB-tariffs from January 1, 2010. Management of FST negotiated on Friday the transfer from January 1, 2010 to RAB-tariffs of IRNC subsidiaries of the seven regions.

TMK is preparing 4 issues of market bonds for 30 bn RUR. Board of directors of TMK made a decision on placement of MB-01 and MB-02 for 5 mn notes each and MB-03 and MB-04 for 10 mn notes each.

Two more IRC summed up the consolidated results of 9 months 2009. Sales of Volgatelecom within 9 months of 2009 by IAS has formed 24.3 bn RUR, OIBDA – 10.7 bn RUR, net profit – 2.8 bn RUR. Sales of Uralsvyazinform within 9 months of 2009 by IAS formed 30.3 bn RUR, OIBDA – 12 bn RUR, net profit – 2.4 bn RUR.

Daimler negotiated with Troika Dialog the purchase of 5-6% of KAMAZ. German Daimler conducts negotiations with Troika Dialog on the purchase of 5-6% of KAMAZ, JSC, but not 15%, as it has been announced earlier.