Gazprom shares at the auction on September 10 rose in price by more than 1,5 percent. The papers soared on the news about the completion of the construction of “Nord Stream 2”: the head of the company, Miller, spoke about the completion of the work earlier.

At the time of writing the news, the share price is at around 329.74 rubles (up 1.6 percent), at the maximum price reached 329.9 rubles, according to trading data.

According to Bloomberg, the start of operation of the gas pipeline is scheduled on October 1. On September 6, the operator of the “Nord Stream 2” construction, Nord Stream 2 AG, announced the welding of the last pipe in the Baltic Sea.