WARSAW, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Central/Eastern
Europe's financial markets on Monday.
IMF AID TO HUNGARY
Hungary has reached agreement with the International
Monetary Fund and European Union on a broad economic rescue
package, including substantial financing, to stabilize its
economy rocked by the global financial crisis. []
OTP
No one has reported a one-percentage stake in OTP <OTPB.BU>
in recent weeks, so there are no signs that the bank is being
bought up, its chief executive said in a television interview on
Sunday.
PAK
Poland is considering selling its 50 percent stake of
electricity provider Patnow-Adamow-Konin (PAK) to a sector
investor, the treasury minister tells Gazeta Prawna.
NUCLEARELECTRICA
The bourse listing of a minority stake in Romanian
state-owned nuclear power operator Nuclearelectrica, planned for
early 2009, may be postponed if markets do not recover, Ziarul
Financiar quoted the firm's general director as saying.
CARREFOUR
The Romanian unit of French retailer Carrefour <CARR.PA>
posted 9-month sales of 819 million euros, daily Business
Standard writes. Its sales totalled 866 million in all of last
year.
POLAND'S AID FOR BANKS
The Polish government plans to shortly introduce several
measures to help its banks weather the global financial turmoil,
including state guarantees and loans, according to the draft of
a bill seen by Reuters on Sunday. []
PGNiG
Poland's gas monopoly PGNiG <PGNI.WA> said on Friday its
third-quarter net profit forecast of 172 million zlotys ($56
million) was "realistic".
ENEA
Czech energy producer CEZ <> may take part in the
flotation of power producer and distributor Enea, the head of
its Polish operations said on Friday. []
BUCHAREST BOURSE
Romania's stock exchange was temporarily suspended on Friday
after its main index <> fell more than 8 percent to a
four-year low of 2,818.28. It resumed trade later in the
session. []
EUROPEAN MARKETS
European shares were set to fall on Monday as worries about
the global economy intensified and Japanese stocks slid to their
lowest close in nearly three decades.
For the latest news on European markets, double click []
WALL STREET
Whichever way this week plays out on Wall Street, the market
is likely to close out an October that stock investors would
rather forget.
So far this month, the Dow is off 22.8 percent, the S&P 500
is off 24.7 percent and the Nasdaq is down 25.8 percent --
putting them on track for their worst month since the October
1987 crash. In the S&P's case, this October could wind up being
its worst month ever in the post-World War Two era.
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OTHER EQUITY NEWS
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Major world stock market performance []
FTSE Eurotop 300 index...................<>
DJ STOXX index...........................<>
Eurotop 300 sector gainers/losers...<.PGL.FTEU3S>
Top 25 European pct gainers............<.PG.PEUR>
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European Equities speed guide.............<EUR/EQUITY>
Pan European indices.....................<EUR/INDICES1>
Pan European analysis.....................<EUR/STATS1>
REGIONAL INDICES
Warsaw WIG20 <> Istanbul ISE National 100 <>
Budapest SE Index <> Bucharest Beti <>
Prague PX <> Zagreb Crobex <>
Sofia Sofix <.SOFIX> Ljubljana SBI20 <>
MSCI Global Emerging Markets <.MSCIEF>
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