PRAGUE, Dec 18 (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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LEFT EXTENDS LEAD OVER RIGHT: The Czech right-wing Civic
Democrats (ODS) fell further behind main rival the leftist
Social Democrats ahead of an election in mid-2010, two
independent surveys showed on Thursday.
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SKODA: Volkswagen's Czech unit Skoda Auto <VOWG.DE> saw car
sales in November rise 26 percent year on year thanks to strong
sales in Germany and China, the company said on Thursday.
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NO PROGRESS WITH ORCO DEBT: Orco Property Group <ORCO.PA>
said on Thursday it adjourned a bondholder meeting until
January, failing to give green light to a crucial debt
restructuring plan before the end of the year.
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---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
Index/Crown Currency Latest Prev Pct change Pct change
close on day in 2009
Czech Equities <> 1117,7 1117,7 0,29 30,24
vs Euro <EURCZK=> 26,239 26,146 -0,36 1,92
vs Dollar <CZK=> 18,261 18,189 -0,4 4,46
U.S. Equities <> 10308,26 10441,12 -1,27 17,45
Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1600
==========================PRESS DIGEST========================
SKODA: Volkswagen's <VOWG.DE> Czech unit Skoda expects to
sell a total of 675,000 vehicle for the whole 2009. It has sold
more than 625,000 cars from January to November, reaching
revenue of 2.8 billion crowns ($153.1 million), two thirds less
than last year. It expect to double sales in China. For the
whole 2009 it should sell 120,000 vehicles there, up from around
60,000 last year, a spokesman said. The Chinese market is what
keeps the car producer above water, the paper said.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 17
GOVERNMENT BONDS: The shares of Czech government bonds held
by foreigners rose to 28 percent from 8 percent in 2003, which
meant an increased risk as foreign investors are more inclined
than local ones to sell bonds when a country is at risk.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 27
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