PRAGUE, April 1 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial
markets on Friday.
ALL TIMES GMT (Czech Republic: GMT + 2 hours)
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End-March budget data at 1200 GMT.
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PRAGUE - The Czech central bank will release minutes from
the March 24 board meeting where it voted 5-1 to hold interest
rates flat. (0700 GMT)
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PRAGUE - The statistical bureau will release 2010 budget
deficit and debt data at 0700 GMT within a regular notification
for the European Union.
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PRAGUE - Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for March will be
released at 0830 GMT.
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PRAGUE - The Finance Ministry will release end-March budget
data at 1200 GMT.
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C.BANK DIVERSIFIES: The Czech central bank added Canadian
dollar <CAD=> and Swedish crown <EURSEK=> assets into its
portfolio last year in order to diversify from the euro, the
bank said in its results report.
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UNIPETROL MAY BID FOR REFINERY: Czech downstream oil group
Unipetrol <> said it was prepared to raise its stake in
Ceska Rafinerska if one the refinery's two other shareholders
were to exit, it said in its 2010 annual report.
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CEZ BOND: Czech power group CEZ <> is looking at a
bond issue of up to 750 million euros in the next few months,
Chief Financial Officer Martin Novak said on Thursday.
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CEE MARKETS: The zloty hit a more than one-week low on
Thursday on news the state sale of Polish utility Enea fell
apart, denting the government's privatisation plan and erasing
some of the currency's earlier gains.
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CEE POWER: Czech day ahead power dropped more than 5 percent
on Thursday due to an uptick in wind generation and less demand
headed into the weekend, traders said.
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Index/Crown Currency Latest Prev Pct change Pct change
close on day in 2011
vs Euro <EURCZK=> 24.519 24.544 0.1 1.92
vs Dollar <CZK=> 17.311 17.306 -0.03 7.27
Czech Equities <> 1,257.3 1,257.3 -0.28 2.65
U.S. Equities <> 12,319.73 12,350.61 -0.25 6.41
Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500 GMT
==========================PRESS DIGEST=========================
BANKING PROFITS DIP: The Czech banking sector made combined
net profit of 55.7 billion crowns last year, down 6.7 percent.
Hospodarske noviny, page 22
WAGE DAEAL AT SKODA: Unions reached a deal with management
at car maker Skoda Auto <VIWG.DE>. No details have been
released.
Lidove noviny, page 15
ELECTRICITY EXPORTS: The Czech Republic exports 19 percent
of its electricity output, the most in Europe.
Lidove Noviny, page 15
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