Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Jan 15

                                
  PRAGUE, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial
markets on Friday.
                                
 ALL TIMES GMT (Czech Republic: GMT + 1 hour)

=========================ECONOMIC DATA=========================
                                
 December producer prices and November foreign trade prices
data at 0800 GMT.
                                
 November current account balance data at 0900 GMT.
                                
 Real-time economic data releases....................<ECONCZ>
                                
 Previous stories on Czech data.............[CZ-RTRS-LEN-ECI]
                                
 Overview of economic data and forecasts..........<CZ/ECON15>
                                
 Updates on CEE currencies.............................[CEE/]
                                
 
=========================TOP NEWS===============================
                                
 CEE MARKETS: Poland's zloty retreated slightly from a
one-year high hit in early trade on Thursday as investors took
profit and unwound regional cross trades, lifting the Czech
crown to a one-month peak.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE60D0KB] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
                                
 INDUSTRY: Czech industrial output fell 0.1 percent
year-on-year in November, final data showed on Thursday,
contradicting a preliminary estimate that had shown the first
growth in more than a year.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE60D06Q] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-MCE]
                                
 
                                
 CEE INFLATION: Inflation in Central Europe picked up in
December, but analysts see no urgency for central banks to hike
rates as economic recovery is slow and weak household demand is
expected to weigh on prices.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE60D12V] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ECI]
                                
 
                                
 SOCCER: Czech international Libor Sionko will return to
Sparta Prague from FC Copenhagen where he sat on the bench in
recent matches, news agency CTK reported on Thursday.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE60D196] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-SOCC]
                                
 
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change
                                
                              close   on day       in 2010
 Czech Equities <.PX>    --      1199      1.22         7.31
 vs Euro    <EURCZK=>  25.975    25.97    -0.02         1.3
 vs Dollar     <CZK=>  18.005    17.907   -0.55         2.02
 U.S. Equities <.DJI>  10710.55  10680.77  0.28         2.71
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1600

=========================PRESS DIGEST===========================
                                
 SOLAR COST: Czech power users will pay 15-25 billion crowns
more in the price of electricity within two years due to the
addition of solar energy, the vice-chairman of the Energy
Regulatory Office said.
                                
 E15, page 1
                                
 
                                
 Reuters has not verified the media reports, nor does it
vouch for their accuracy.
                                
    
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 For diary of forthcoming Czech events                [CZ/DIARY]
 For calendar of east European economic indicators  [CONV/DIARY]
 TOP NEWS -- Emerging markets                         [TOP/EMRG]
 TOP NEWS -- Convergence watch                        [TOP/EAST]

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 Warsaw WIG20 <.WIG20>  Budapest BUX <.BUX>  Prague PX <.PX>

                                
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