PRAGUE, April 20 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial
markets on Wednesday.
ALL TIMES GMT (Czech Republic: GMT + 2 hours)
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PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold a session
(www.vlada.cz/en/default.htm). News conference to follow.
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CEZ PICKS WILLIS FOR TEMELIN ENLARGEMENT: Czech electricity
producer CEZ <> has picked a consortium led by the
world's third biggest insurance broker Willis Group Holdings
<WSH.N> to arrange coverage for for a planned enlargement of its
Temelin nuclear power plant.
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EVRAZ REVIEWING RASPADSKAYA: Russian steelmaker Evraz
<HK1q.L> is reviewing options for its minority stake in the
Raspadskaya <RASP.MM> coal mine, but has set no time line as
there is no rush to sell, Vice-President Pavel Tatyanin said on
Tuesday.
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CEZ EYEING GREECE: Czech utility CEZ <> may push
into Greece after officials liberalize the country's power
market and split up state-controlled PPC <DEHr.AT>, a top CEZ
official said on Tuesday.
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CEE MARKETS: Investors drove up central European currencies
on Tuesday in bargain hunting a day after Standard & Poor's cut
its U.S. ratings outlook to negative, pushing the region's
markets lower.
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CEE POWER: Czech day ahead power declined on Tuesday as
solar generation pulled prices lower, although they remained at
strong levels as wind capacity was low, traders said.
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Index/Crown Currency Latest Prev Pct change Pct change
close on day in 2011
vs Euro <EURCZK=> 24.136 24.147 0.05 3.46
vs Dollar <CZK=> 16.752 16.858 0.63 10.26
Czech Equities <> 1,232.5 1,232.5 0.75 0.63
U.S. Equities <> 12,266.75 12,201.59 0.53 5.95
Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500 GMT
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J&T PLANS BOND: Privately-held financial group J&T plans to
raise roughly 300 million euros in a bond issue in the Czech and
Slovak markets. Maturity will likely be three years and the
issue could take plaee some time in the autumn. J&T will try to
get ratings from Moody's and Standard and Poor's to be able to
go to international markets. It is hoping for a BBB rating.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 22
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