Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Nov 26

                                
 PRAGUE, Nov 26 (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 + 1 hours)
======================== ECONOMIC DATA ========================
                                
 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 Czech currency.............................[CZK/]
======================== EVENTS ===============================
                                
 BRNO - Constitutional court to continue a public hearing of
Lisbon treaty (0900 GMT).
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DIP]
                                
 
                                
 LUXEMBURG - ECM Real Estate Investments <ECMPsp.PR> to
release nine-month results after markets hours. Conference call
at 1530 GMT.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-RES]
                                
 
                                
 PRAGUE - Conference "Central & Eastern European Automotive
Industry - New Market Developments, Product Strategies &
Invaluable Contacts". Industrial and Trade Minister Martin Riman
to hold a speech "Supporting the Automotive Sector in Czech
Republic: Government Plans and Strategies to work with
Investors" (Nov 26, 0800 GMT).
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-AUT]
========================== TOP NEWS ============================
                                
 DEPUTIES BLOCKED SESSION: Members of the Czech parliament's
lower house blocked a session on Tuesday during which the U.S.
missile defence shield and the 2009 budget were to be discussed.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLQ6625] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DIP]
                                
 
                                
 TEMELIN UNIT 2 OFF: Czech power group CEZ <CEZPsp.PR> said
on Tuesday it had disconnected Unit 2 at its nuclear power plant
Temelin from the grid in the morning due to a fault at a
non-nuclear part.
                                
 Story: [ID:nPRA002235] Related news:[RTRS-LEN-CZ-NUC]
                                
 
                                
 REUTERS POLL: PEGAS TO SHOW Q3 LOSS: Czech artificial
fabrics maker Pegas Nonwovens <PGSNsp.PR> is expected to have
swung to a quarterly net loss hurt by high input prices and a
weakening crown, a Reuters poll showed.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLP64413] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-RES]
                                
               
                                
 COURT DELAYS LISBON: The Czech Constitutional Court delayed
a key ruling on the European Union's reform treaty that holds up
its ratification, setting a new session for Wednesday morning.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLP434400] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DIP]
                                
 
                                
 CZECH BANKS: The latest Czech central bank tests unveiled
that the domestic banking system showed a relatively high
resistance to external shocks coming from the global market
turbulence, the bank said.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLP197556] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-BNK]
                                
 
                                
 INTEGRATION NEEDED: National market supervisory bodies
should be integrated before any concentration on the European
level can happen in the wake of the global financial crisis, the
Czech central bank said.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLP589816] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-BNK]
                                
 
                                
 SKODA TARGETING FLAT SALES: Volkswagen's <VOWG.DE> Czech
unit Skoda Auto will target this year's expected sales level of
690,000 cars in 2009, up from 630,000 in 2007, a Skoda board
member said.
                                
 Story: [ID:nPRA002234] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-BNK]
---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change
                                
                              close   on day       in 2008
 Czech Equities  <.PX> 0,000.0  0,817.0   +0.00       -100.00
 vs Euro     <EURCZK=>  25.280   25.179   -0.40         +4.83
 vs Dollar      <CZK=>  19.439   19.294   -0.59         -6.38
 U.S. Equities  <.DJI>  08,479   08,443   +0.43        -36.08
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500
 
 ====================== PRESS DIGEST ===========================
                                
 CROWN VERSUS EURO: With a reasonable economic policy the
flexibility of the Czech economy to adjust to all shocks,
including the latest financial crisis, will be better with the
crown than with the euro, Vice-Governor Mojmir Hampl said.
                                
 
                                
 MORTGAGE RATES: Most Czech banks did not reduce mortgage
rates following the Czech central bank dramatic cut of the main
interest rate by 75 basis point earlier this months.
                                
 Mlada fronta Dnes, page B1
                                

                                
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