PRAGUE, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial
markets on Thursday.
ALL TIMES GMT (Czech Republic: GMT + 1 hours)
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PRAGUE - Czech central bank governing board to hold a
regular weekly meeting. It is not scheduled to discuss monetary
policy issues.
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PRAGUE - Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas to meet European
Union financial markets chief Michel Barnier.
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TELEFONICA NET SHARPLY UP ON ONE-OFF: Net profit at
Telefonica 02 Czech Republic <> jumped 90 percent to
6.01 billion crowns ($337.3 million) in the third quarter thanks
to a one-off impairment reversal, the company said.
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3-YR BOND YIELD UP IN AUCTION: The yield rose at a Czech
3-year bond auction on Wednesday, with demand dropping from the
last auction but mostly in line with past sales thanks to bids
from local funds.
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FORTUNA PROFIT UP: Net profit at Czech betting firm Fortuna
Entertainment Group <FOREsp.PR> rose 21 percent to 11.9 million
euros in the first nine months on rising bets, especially in the
online segment, it said on Wednesday.
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CEE MARKETS: Budapest banking stocks fell around 4 percent
on Wednesday, dragging the index to its lowest since the start
of October on news the Hungarian government may extend a crisis
tax on the sector.
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CEE POWER: Forecasts for much stronger wind generation in
the region sent Czech power prices down more than 17 percent on
Wednesday while the Cal '11 contract nudged off a 7-month low,
tracking gas higher, traders said.
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Index/Crown Currency Latest Prev Pct change Pct change
close on day in 2010
vs Euro <EURCZK=> 24,613 24,607 -0,02 6,48
vs Dollar <CZK=> 17,858 17,96 0,57 2,82
Czech Equities <> 1,157,4 1,157,4 -1,25 3,59
U.S. Equities <> 11,357,04 11,346,75 0,09 8,91
Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500 GMT
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SKODA SALES: Volkswagen's Czech unit Skoda Auto showed a
11.9 percent rise in car sales over the first ten months of the
year to 638,000 units.
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