OREANDA-NEWS. May 19, 2010. Veles Capital released daily market review:

Zero export duties in East Siberia might be cancelled starting from July Zero export duty for oil from East Siberia might be cancelled from July of the current year announced Vedomosti referring to the Ministry of Finance. Instead of that the officials are offering to introduce reduced rate for the export duty for given deposits. According to the other data from the sources in the government, quoted by RBC Daily, by July the officials will have prepared a radically new approach to taxation for the branch, which is to provide for changing current duties and MET into additional tax.

Norilsk Nickel closed the year 2009 with 2.65 bn USD of IAS net profit. In 2009 Norilsk Nickel gained IAS net profit in the amount of 2.651 bn USD versus 555 mn USD of net loss in 2008, imparts the message of the company. Sales of Norilsk Nickel totaled 10.155 bn USD in 2009, having reduced by 27% versus 2008.

Gazprom Neft will pay 3.57 RUR per share as dividends. Board of directors at Gazprom Neft made a desicion to call the annual meeting of the company's share holders on June 29, announces the message by the issuer, imparted Interfax. Register of holders, which obtain the right to participate in the meeting has been closed May 14.