PRAGUE, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial
markets on Monday.
ALL TIMES GMT (Czech Republic: GMT + 1 hours)
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PRAGUE - Drug maker Zentiva <> to release
nine-month results. News conference with CEO Jiri Michal and CFO
Petr Sulc at 1300 GMT.
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CPI SEEN DOWN: Czech consumer inflation probably edged down
year-on-year in October on falling food and commodity prices,
starting a disinflation trend expected to prevail for months and
leading to lower interest rates, a Reuters poll showed.
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ZENTIVA PROFIT SEEN UP: Czech generic drugs maker Zentiva
<> is seen posting a 35.4 percent rise in third quarter
net profit when it reports results Nov. 10 at 1100 GMT.
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KOMERCNI SEES RESULTS BOOST FROM BOURSE SALE: Czech Komercni
Banka's <> sale of its 11.5 percent stake in the Prague
bourse <> will boost its results by 480 million crowns
($24.59 million) if the deal goes through, the bank said.
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KOMERCNI Q3 PROFIT SEEN UP: Net profit of Komercni Banka
<>, the only listed Czech bank, jumped 21 percent
year-on-year in the third quarter, beating expectations on the
back of strong lending returns.
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---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
Index/Crown Currency Latest Prev Pct change Pct change
close on day in 2008
Czech Equities <> 0.893.7 0.866.7 +3.12 -50.70
vs Euro <EURCZK=> 25.000 25.150 +0.60 +6.00
vs Dollar <CZK=> 19.412 19.717 +1.29 -6.66
U.S. Equities <> 08,944 08,696 +2.85 -32.57
Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500
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VOLKSWAGEN CHANGES PLANS: German car maker Volkswagen
<VOWG.DE> plans to cut back its investments in the Czech
Republic due to risks linked to the crown exchange rate and
cancels its plans to build a new plant in Vrchlabi.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 17
MONEY MARKET: Komercni Banka <> chief Laurent
Goutard said he saw no problems on the Czech money market but he
said the cost of money had increased.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 18
SHELL MAY LEAVE CR: Royal Dutch Shell <RDSa.L> may leave the
Czech market and Poland's refiner PKN Orlen <PKNA.WA> is ready
to take over its assets.
E15, page 13
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