PRAGUE, May 6 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial
markets on Tuesday:
ALL TIMES GMT (Czech Republic: GMT + 1 hours)
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Real-time economic data releases....................<ECONCZ>
Previous stories on Czech data.............[]
Overview of economic data and forecasts..........<CZ/ECON15>
Updates on Czech currency.............................[]
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VIENNA - Ceska Sporitelna <>, a unit of Erste Bank
<ERST.VI>, to hold an annual shareholders' meeting.
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VIENNA - Austria's Erste Bank <ERST.VI> <> to hold
an annual shareholders' meeting.
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PRAGUE - March foreign trade at 0700 GMT.
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PRAGUE - Finance Forum "Mortgage Crisis - Global Problem of
Global Markets" with Finance Minister Miroslav Kalousek (1100
GMT).
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LONDON - Coal mining firm New World Resources (NWR) <NWRS.L>
to start conditional trading on the London Stock Exchange.
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PRAGUE - Coal mining firm New World Resources (NWR)
<NWRSsp.PR> to start conditional trading on the Prague Stock
Exchange.
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ZENTIVA RECOMMENDS NO ACTION: Czech generic drugs maker
Zentiva <> recommended its shareholders to take no
action on a 950 crowns per share bid from investment group PPF
before its board assesses the offer.
Story: [] Related news: []
ZENTIVA SHARES JUMP: Shares in Czech drugs maker Zentiva
jumped 3.49 percent at open on Monday after a takeover bid by
investment group PPF.
Story: [] Related news: []
ZENTIVA TARGET: Wood&Co raised recommendation on Czech
generic drugs maker Zentiva <> to 'hold' from 'sell'
following last week's takeover bid from investment group PPF.
Story: [] Related news: []
---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
Index/Crown Currency Latest Prev Pct change Pct change
close on day in 2008
Czech Equities <> 1,646.2 1,659.9 -0.83 -9.31
vs Euro <EURCZK=> 25.140 25.061 -0.31 +5.41
vs Dollar <CZK=> 16.200 15.771 -2.62 +12.19
U.S. Equities <> 12,970 13,058 -0.68 -2.23
Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500
====================== PRESS DIGEST ============================
U.S. RADAR VOTING: Czech Civic Democrats (ODS), a leading
government party, are considering to delay parliamentary
ratification of a treaty to build a part of the U.S. missile
defence shield to after autumn district and senate elections.
E15, page 2
CEZ OPTION SCHEME: Czech power firm CEZ <> will
propose to change its option grant scheme when its shareholders
convene on May 21. Proposed changes may include cutting the
programme for top managers while including lower management
levels.
E15, page 10
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