Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Nov 11

                                
 PRAGUE, Nov 11 (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 hour)

=========================ECONOMIC DATA=========================
                                
 September industrial and construction data at 0800 GMT.
                                
 September current account balance data at 0900 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/]
                                

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 PRAGUE - Telecoms operator Telefonica O2 Czech Republic
<SPTTsp.PR>, a unit of Spain's Telefonica <TEF.MC>, should
release nine-month results. Conference call at 1700 GMT.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-RES]

                                
 PRAGUE - 10-year government bond auction <CZ1002471=>.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DBT]
==========================TOP NEWS============================
                                
 UNIPETROL POLL: Czech oil group Unipetrol is expected to
post a fourth consecutive quarterly net loss, although improved
volumes and petrochemical margins likely pushed the operating
result to positive ground, a Reuters poll showed on Tuesday.
                                
 Story [ID:nLA712128] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-RESF]
                                
 
                                
 CEE MARKETS: The Polish zloty erased early losses after a
smaller-than-expected current account gap on Tuesday as central
European currencies mostly held on to recent gains and analysts
saw risks of a weakening trend fading.
                                
 Story [ID:nLN716814] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
                                
 SOCCER: Former Czech Republic international Vladimir Smicer
will work alongside national team head coach Michal Bilek as
manager having ended his playing career on Monday, the Czech FA
said in a statement.
                                
 Story [ID:nLA363520] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-SOCC]
                                
 
                                
 CEZ PRICES: Czech power group CEZ <CEZPsp.PR> said on
Tuesday it plans to cut baseload electricity prices for
households in its core Czech market by 15.3 percent in 2010.
                                
Story [ID:nPRA004844] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ELG]
                                

                                
 Story [ID:nL9464590] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-RESF]
                                
 
---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change
                                
                              close   on day       in 2009
 Czech Equities <.PX>   1156,9     1156,9    -0,09       34,81
vs Euro   <EURCZK=>     25,482     25,478    -0,02       4,75
vs Dollar    <CZK=>     16,993     17,002    0,05       11,1
 U.S. Equities <.DJI>   10246,97  10226,94   0,2        16,76
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1600

==========================PRESS DIGEST========================
                                
 LEASING: Leasing fell by more than half for the first nine
months, to 30.94 billion crowns ($1.81 billion) from more than
70 billion in the same period last year, Czech Leasing and
Financial Association said.
                                
 Pravo, page 17
                                
 
                                
 COMMISSIONER: Main political parties agreed that Stefan
Fuele, the current minister for European affairs, is their joint
candidate for EU commissioner.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 1
                                
 
                                
 RETAIL BONDS: The Finance Ministry plans to issue early next
year 20 billion crowns in 10 year retail bond ata  yield of 3.5
percent.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 17
                                
 
                                
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vouch for their accuracy.
                                
    
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 (Compiled by Jana Mlcochova)