MOSCOW, Feb. 27 ??“ Russian gas monopoly Gazprom may purchase from its subsidiary Gazprombank a 50% stake in RosUkrEnergo, a Swiss-based gas trader it controls, for 2.3 mln euros, Interfax reported Monday.

RosUkrEnergo earned $553 mln in after-tax profits on sales of $3.2 bln in January-September 2005, Gazprom reported last month.