🚨 European countries are increasingly confident in their ability to provide financial and military support to Ukraine in its conflict with Russia, even if the United States withdraws its assistance, according to the New York Times.

🚨🇷🇺 Shareholders of Sollers have approved dividends for 2024, set at 70 rubles per share. The cutoff date for dividend ennoscriptment is June 11.

🚨 Circle's IPO has been oversubscribed by 25 times, amounting to $7.2 billion, according to Bloomberg.

📉 VK has announced the results of its preferential rights offering for shares in the recent capital increase. A total of 0 shares were purchased, as the offering price of 324.9 rubles is significantly higher than the current market rate, leading to no exercise of the purchase rights. The additional shares will be acquired by key Russian shareholders' investment funds. The company plans to use the raised funds, up to 115 billion rubles, to reduce its debt burden, which it promises not to increase further. Some experts anticipate a ban on short selling of VKCO shares due to this offering, similar to SGZH, though this remains uncertain.

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Canada's central bank interest rate announcement is scheduled for 16:45 Moscow time. In the United States, the S&P Services and Composite PMI for May will be released at the same time. Additionally, the ISM Services PMI for May will be published at 17:00 Moscow time.

🇷🇺 The Ministry of Finance has placed OFZ 26248 bonds worth 118.5 billion rubles, with demand reaching 194.6 billion rubles. The average yield stands at 15.49%.

🔥🇨🇦 Canada has maintained its central bank interest rate at 2.75%, unchanged from previous expectations. The decision reflects the bank's ongoing assessment of economic conditions.

🚫🇷🇺 Shareholders of TMK have approved the decision to suspend dividend payments for the year 2024.

🚨 The United States reported significant economic data for May. The S&P Composite PMI increased to 53, up from the previous 50.6, while the S&P Services PMI rose to 53.7, compared to 50.8 earlier.

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The United States will release its ISM Services PMI for May at 17:00 Moscow time. For more information, visit the official site.

🇺🇸🇦🇪 The United States and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to begin negotiations on a trade deal that could result in reduced tariffs, according to BBG.

🚨 The ISM Services PMI for the United States in May has been reported at 49.9, a decline from the previous figure of 51.6. This indicates a contraction in the services sector, reflecting ongoing economic challenges. For more details, visit the official report.

🚨 The Russian Ministry of Finance today placed OFZ bonds worth nearly 190 billion rubles. Demand at the ministry's auctions reached its highest level since mid-March 2025.

📈 Starting June 6, 2025, the morning and evening trading sessions on the stock market will feature eight additional securities. From June 7, these securities will also be included in the list for the weekend's supplementary trading session. — Moscow Exchange

🚨 A well-known trader, James Wynn, who is currently under scrutiny, is experiencing gradual liquidation. Monitoring of his activities is ongoing as the market reacts to these developments.

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🛢 US oil - EIA inventory - 17:30 MSK

API inventory was = -3.300M

💎 In May, the diamond market continued to operate amid uncertainty. The postponement of tariff increases and ongoing dialogue between the U.S. and India provided some relief, as the market no longer anticipates the introduction of a 26% tariff on diamonds, according to Rapaport.

🛢️ The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has reported a significant decrease in crude oil inventories, with stocks falling by 4.304 million barrels. This figure is notably worse than the anticipated drop of 2.900 million barrels and a prior decrease of 2.795 million barrels. The report highlights ongoing fluctuations in the energy market. For more details, please visit EIA.

🇷🇺 Today, Mechel announces its annual general meeting regarding dividends for 2024.

🇺🇦❗️ Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that the upcoming Security Council meeting will address Ukrainian settlement issues with the Foreign Ministry and security officials. He stated that he will discuss all aspects related to the actions of the Kyiv regime during the meeting, according to reports from RIA.

🚫🛢🇪🇺🇷🇺 The European Union is set to unveil new measures aimed at phasing out Russian energy supplies by 2027 in mid-June, according to BBG.