PRAGUE, Oct 30 (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 + 1 hour)
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September money supply data at 0900 GMT
Preliminary September industrial output data
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Overview of economic data and forecasts..........<CZ/ECON15>
Updates on CEE currencies.............................[]
==========================TOP NEWS============================
EU TREATY: The European Union reached a deal on Thursday
that opens the way to ratification of a treaty to increase its
influence in world affairs, but failed to agree on funding for a
pact to combat climate change.
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KLAUS HAPPY: Czech President Vaclav Klaus is satisfied with
a declaration by European Union leaders intended to pave the way
to ratification of the bloc's Lisbon treaty, Czech Prime
Minister Jan Fischer said on Thursday.
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SKODA SALES: Car sales at Volkswagen's <VOWG.DE> Czech unit
Skoda Auto grew 6.5 percent in the third quarter after they
declined in the previous two quarters, the company said on
Thursday.
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FINMIN FCAST: The Czech economy should grow by 0.3 percent
in 2010, the finance ministry said on Thursday, leaving its
forecast unchanged from July, despite the approval of a
government austerity package.
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C.BANK: The Czech central bank said on Thursday that all
seven board members will attend the Nov. 5 rate setting meeting.
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CEZ TO SWAP PLANT FOR COAL MINE: Privately owned coal miner
Czech Coal is close to a deal with power company CEZ <>
to swap its CSA brown coal pit for one of the utility's power
stations, sources told Reuters on Thursday.
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CEE MARKETS: Central European currencies rebounded from
multi-month lows on Thursday and stocks reversed losses after
investors bought up riskier assets following data showing a
recovering U.S. economy.
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---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
Index/Crown Currency Latest Prev Pct change Pct change
close on day in 2009
Czech Equities <> 1129,6 1129,6 -1,97 31,62
vs Euro <EURCZK=> 26,344 26,259 -0,32 1,53
vs Dollar <CZK=> 17,735 17,7 -0,2 7,21
U.S. Equities <> 9962,58 9762,69 2,05 13,52
Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1600
==========================PRESS DIGEST========================
TEMELIN: Bids for completing CEZ's <CEZPsp.RP> Temelin
nuclear plant are due today by midday. The order is estimated to
be worth 500 billion crowns ($27.76 billion). CEZ expects some 6
bidders to apply. The tender will run till the end of 2011.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 1
MILK: Dairy farmers poured out tens of thousands of litres
of milk in the fields in a protest against low prices. The
protests will continue today.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 21
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