Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Nov 2

                                
 PRAGUE, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial
markets on Monday.
                                
 ALL TIMES GMT (Czech Republic: GMT + 1 hour)

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 Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for October due out at 0830
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 - End-October budget balance data and a detailed
calendar for the issuance of domestic state bonds in December of
2009.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-GVD]
                                
 
                                
 PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold a session. News
conference due at 1230 GMT.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL]

==========================TOP NEWS============================
                                
 KLAUS ON LISBON: Czech President Vaclav Klaus said on Friday
he was pleased with the wording agreed by European Union leaders
on an opt-out clause in the bloc's reform treaty and would raise
no further conditions.
                                
 Story [ID:nLU712760] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DIP]
                                
 
                                
 EU SUMMIT: The European Union agreed a deal on Friday to
help developing nations combat climate change and urged other
world powers to follow suit to win the fight against global
warming.
                                
 Story [ID:nLU584151] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DIP]
                                
 
                                
 CEZ TENDER: Russian nuclear engineering firm Atomstroyexport
said on Friday it has submitted qualification documents to Czech
power group CEZ <CEZPsp.PR> in a tender competition to build up
to five nuclear reactors for the firm. 
                                
 Story [ID:nLU676243] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ENR]
                                
 
                                
 CEE MARKETS: Hungary's forint led a retreat in central
European currencies on Friday, but the Romanian leu bucked the
trend as dealers cited central bank intervention.
                                
 Story [ID:nLU716815] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change
                                
                              close   on day       in 2009
 Czech Equities <.PX>    --      1141.4    1.04        33.00
 vs Euro    <EURCZK=>  26.475    26.439   -0.14         1.04
 vs Dollar     <CZK=>  17.895    17.967    0.4          6.38
 U.S. Equities <.DJI>  9712.73   9962.58  -2.51        10.67
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1600

==========================PRESS DIGEST========================
                                
 POWER DEMAND: Electricity demand in the Czech Republic next
year will stay roughly the same as this year, tracking GDP, CEZ
<CEZPsp.PR> chief executive Martin Roman said. He said demand
last month fell about 5-6 percent.
                                
 E15, page 18
                                
 
                                
 CSA LOSS: Czech Airlines (CSA) loss next year could be up
400 million crowns ($22.26 million) after an expected record
loss of 3.3 billion crowns this year, its chief Miroslav Dvorak
said.
                                
 E15, page 11
                                
 
                                
 SPORITELNA PROFIT: Ceska Sporitelna, unit of Erste
<ERSTsp.PR>, showed a 9.65 billion crown profit in the first
nine months, roughly the same as a  year ago.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 24
                                
 
                                
 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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 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 Jason Hovet)