Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Oct 6

                                
 PRAGUE, Oct 6 (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 + 2 hours)

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 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 - The Czech cabinet to hold a session (0700 GMT)
(www.vlada.cz/en/default.htm). News conference to follow.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL]
                                
 
                                
 PRAGUE - Car Importers' Association (SDA) to hold a news
conference on third quarter passenger car registrations (0800
GMT).
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-AUT]
                                
 
                                
 PRAGUE - 5-year government bond auction <CZ1002737=>.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DBT]
                                
 
==========================MORNING NEWS=========================
                                
 PENTA SIGNS CONTRACT TO ENTER LOTTERY MKT: Czech betting
company Fortuna has signed a contract for equipment to allow it
to enter the more than 7 billion crown ($395.7 million) a year
Czech lottery market, a spokesman for its parent company said on
Wednesday. 
                                
 Story: [ID:nPRG004409] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-IPO]
                                
 
===========================TOP NEWS============================
                                
 NWR LAUNCHES BID FOR BOGDANKA: Czech coal miner New World
Resources <NWRSsp.PR> launched an all-cash offer of 3.43 billion
zlotys ($1.2 bln) for Polish rival Bogdanka <LWBP.WA> on
Tuesday, aiming to boost its leading position on central
Europe's hard coal market.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE6941Q5] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-COA]
                                
 
                                
 CEZ CANCELS SUPPLY TENDER FOR POLISH PLANT: Czech utility
CEZ has cancelled a supplier tender for the construction of a
430 megawatt gas-fired unit at its Elektrownia Skawina plant in
Poland, a move which will affect timing of the project, CEZ said
on Tuesday.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE6941AV] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-MRG]
                                
 
                                
 CEE MARKETS: The forint extended a month-long rally on
Monday, outpacing emerging European peers on hopes that Hungary
would push ahead with tough budget cuts in 2011.
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE6930GB] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
                                
 CEE POWER: Lower wind and outages in the region lifted Czech
spot power on Monday but prices remained below highs hit last
week while along the curve contracts fell, traders said. 
                                
 Story: [ID:nLDE6931L3] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DRV]
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency    Latest     Prev   Pct change Pct change
                                
                                 close    on day     in 2010
 vs Euro    <EURCZK=>     24,454     24,498    0,18       7,08
 vs Dollar     <CZK=>     17,651     17,696    0,25      3,95
 Czech Equities <.PX>  1,129,5    1,129,5       0,1       1,09
 U.S. Equities <.DJI> 10,944,72  10,751,27     1,8      4,95
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500 GMT

                                
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[CZ/INSTANT]
 For summary of economic data and forecasts          <CZ/ECON01>
 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]

 For an economic indicator diary for the euro zone, the United
 States and other Group of Seven countries see         <G7TODAY>

 For real-time stock market index quotes click in brackets:
 Warsaw WIG20 <.WIG20>  Budapest BUX <.BUX>  Prague PX <.PX>

                                
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