PRAGUE, June 25 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial markets on Friday.
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PRAGUE - Cabinet to hold extraordinary meeting; expected to tender resignation as planned. (0630 GMT)
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] ==========================TOP NEWS============================CEE MARKETS: Hungary's forint led losses among Central European currencies on Thursday, hitting a 15-month low against the Swiss franc and triggering concerns over the sizeable amount of Swiss franc loans held by Hungarian households.
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CEE POWER: Czech day-ahead power prices were flat on Thursday in light trade as the Cal '11 contract gained, reversing losses seen the previous two days.
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close on day in 2010 Czech Equities <
> -- 1137.9 -1.05 1.84 vs Euro <EURCZK=> 25.772 25.809 0.14 2.07 vs Dollar <CZK=> 20.913 20.958 0.21 -13.8 U.S. Equities < > 10152.8 10298.44 -1.41 -2.64 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500 GMT ==========================PRESS DIGEST==========================FINMIN DEBATE: It is most likely that TOP09 Vice-Chairman Miroslav Kalousek will get the finance minister post, but negotiations remain tough between his party and coalition leader Civic Democrats.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 1; Lidove Noviny, page 1
HOUSE SPEAKER: Civic Democrat Miroslava Nemcova was elected speaker of the lower house.
E15, page 1
SOLAR BOOM COOLING: Industry associations say that caps set on solar power, hydroenergy plants and biogas plants are so low in a National Action Plan, being drawn up by the Industry Ministry, that it would cut or stop development in the sector.
Lidove Noviny, page 1
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