Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Oct 8

                                
 PRAGUE, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial
markets on Thursday.
                                
 ALL TIMES GMT (Czech Republic: GMT + 2 hours)

=========================ECONOMIC DATA=========================
                                
 September unemployment data at 0700 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/]
                                
 
==========================EVENTS==============================
                                
 PRAGUE - Q3 government debt duration data at 1200 GMT.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DBT]

                                
 PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to hold a
regular weekly meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary
policy issues.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-PLCY]
                                
 
==========================TOP NEWS============================
                                
 DEBT DEMAND SOARS: Demand soared to more than twice the
amount of bonds on offer at auctions in Poland and the Czech
Republic on Wednesday after slimmer local issuance plans for the
rest of 2009 spurred investors to pile into the debt.
                                
 Story: [ID:nL7618856] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DBT]
                                
 
                                
 CEE MARKETS: The Czech crown slipped to a one-month low and
other units in the region also retreated as the dollar's rebound
added to pressure from monetary easing expectations and
political uncertainty in the region.
                                
 Story: [ID:nL7716815] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
                                
 FOREIGN TRADE: The Czech foreign trade posted a 10.6 billion
crown ($608.1 million) surplus in August, above analyst
forecasts in a Reuters poll, data showed on Wednesday.
                                
 Story: [ID:nL7543979] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-MCE]
                                
 
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change
                                
                              close   on day       in 2009
 Czech Equities <.PX>  1134.2    1134.2   -0.87       32.16
 vs Euro    <EURCZK=>  25.62     25.699    0.31        4.24
 vs Dollar     <CZK=>  17.366    17.483    0.67        9.15
 U.S. Equities <.DJI>  9725.58   9731.25  -0.06       10.82
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1600

==========================PRESS DIGEST========================
                                
 CSA: Czech Airlines (CSA), which is in the middle of
privatisation proceedings, will open a tender to sell its
duty-free shops, which could fetch around 400 million crowns
($23.03 million).
                                
 Its CEO said it need to sell assets or receive loans to
improve its cash flow.
                                
 Hopsodarske Noviny, page 1
                                
 
                                
 Reuters has not verified the media reports, nor does it
vouch for their accuracy.
                                
    
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 For summary of economic data and forecasts          <CZ/ECON01>
 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]

 For an economic indicator diary for the euro zone, the United
 States and other Group of Seven countries see         <G7TODAY>

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

                                
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 (Compiled by Jana Mlcochova)