EMERGING EUROPE STOCKS - Factors to Watch Sept 16

                                
 WARSAW, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Central/Eastern
Europe's financial markets on Tueday.
                                
 
                                
 POLIMEX MOSTOSTAL
                                
 Erste cuts its price target for builder Polimex Mostostal
<MOSD.WA> to 5.70 zlotys from 7.20 zlotys and keeps a "hold"
rating.
                                
 
                                
 PGNIG
                                
 Polish energy regulator will not rule on Tuesday to allow
the country's gas monopoly PGNiG <PGNI.WA> to raise gas prices
from the begining of next month, daily Gazeta Prawna reports
without giving sources.
                                
 
                                
 FIAT
                                
 Italian carmaker Fiat <FIA.MI> eyes an investment in
Romania, Business Standard reports, quoting sources in the car
market. The value of the investment and a potential location
have not been decided yet.
                                
 
                                
 COCA-COLA HBC ROMANIA
                                
 Coca-Cola HBC Romania, the local unit of Greek bottler
Coca-Cola HBC, said it would close its plant in the western city
of Oradea and move its production lines to other markets, Ziarul
Financiar reports.
                                
 
                                
 PETROLINVEST
                                
 Kazakh investors will ultimately control around 40 percent
of Polish exploration venture Petrolinvest <PROL.WA>, with more
foreign investors in the cards, the company's chief executive
told Reuters on Monday.                        [ID:nLF165834]
                                
 
                                
 RICHTER, MERCK
                                
 Hungary's leading drug producer Richter Gedeon <GDRB.BU>
settled a patent lawsuit in the Budapest Metropolitan court with
Merck & Co <MRK.N> relating to the active ingredient alendronic
acid.                                          [ID:nLF735075]
                                
 
                                
 HUNGARIAN PENSION FUNDS
                                
 Hungarian pension funds lost nearly 185 billion forints on
their investments in the first half, the financial supervisory
Pszáf announced, according to Nepszabadsag's Hungary Around the
Clock service.
                                
 
                                
 EUROPEAN MARKETS
                                
 European stocks were seen falling sharply on Tuesday,
extending the previous session's 3.6 percent drop as investors
fret over the fate of U.S. insurer American International Group
Inc <AIG.N> after its debt was downgraded.
                                
 For the latest news on European markets, double click [.EU]
                                
 
                                
 WALL STREET
                                
 Wall Street had its worst day since markets reopened after
the September 11 attacks as fears about the U.S. financial
system's stability surged on Monday after Lehman Brothers filed
for bankruptcy and insurer AIG struggled for survival.
                                
 For latest Wall Street news, double click [.N]

                                
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