Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Nov 4

                                
 PRAGUE, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial
markets on Wednesday.
                                
 ALL TIMES GMT (Czech Republic: GMT + 1 hour)

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 Real-time economic data releases....................<ECONCZ>
                                
 Previous stories on Czech data.............[CZ-RTRS-LEN-ECI]
                                
 Overview of economic data and forecasts..........<CZ/ECON15>
                                
 Updates on CEE currencies.............................[CEE/]
                                

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 PRAGUE - Komercni Banka <BKOMsp.PR> to release nine-month
results. A news conference at 0800 GMT, conference call at 1500
GMT.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-BNK]
                                
 
                                
 BRNO - Seminar organised by the Warsaw Stock Exchange - Road
Show Czech Republic.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-STX]
                                
 
                                
 PRAGUE -  Czech statistical office (CSU) to organise a
seminar on labour market in the Czech Republic and the European
Union (0830 GMT).
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-MCE]
                                
 
                                
 PRAGUE - The lower house of parliament to continue a
session.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL]

==========================TOP NEWS============================
                                
 LISBON SIGNED: Czech President Vaclav Klaus signed the EU's
Lisbon Treaty on Tuesday, removing the last barrier to the
bloc's plan to overhaul its institutions and win a bigger role
on the world stage.
                                
 Story [ID:nL3552993] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DIP]
                                
 
                                
 CEE MARKETS: Hungary's forint and the Polish zloty extended
recent losses on Tuesday, while Romania's leu held steady as its
central bank surprised by keeping its 8 percent key interest
rate on hold.
                                
 Story [ID:nL3231204] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]
                                
 
                                
 CEZ TENDER: Three companies have placed preliminary bids to
build upto five nuclear reactors for Czech power firm CEZ
<CEZPsp.PR>, CEZ said on Tuesday, in what is expected to be the
country's biggest-ever procurement deal.
                                
 Story [ID:nL3181469] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ENR]
                                
 
                                
 CEE FX POLL: Central Europe's main currencies will extend
gains in the next 12 months, led by Poland's zloty <EURPLN=>,
despite a retreat in the region's markets since last week, a
Reuters poll of analysts showed on Tuesday.
                                
 Story [ID:nLAG005887] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]

 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change
                                
                              close   on day       in 2009
 Czech Equities <.PX>    --      1112     -1.63        29.57
 vs Euro    <EURCZK=>  26.216    26.221    0.02         2.01
 vs Dollar     <CZK=>  17.785    17.801    0.09         6.95
 U.S. Equities <.DJI>  9771.91   9789.44  -0.18        11.34
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1600

==========================PRESS DIGEST========================
                                
 BAD LOANS: Nonperforming mortgage loans rose to a volume of
12.1 billion czech crowns ($680.2 million) at the end of the
third quarter, up from 5.7 billion a year ago.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 1
                                
 
                                
 FDI CUT IN HALF: The volume of foreign direct investment,
including reinvested earnings, fell by about half to 46.6
billion crowns in the first half, according to the Industry
Ministry.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 18
                                
 
                                
 Reuters has not verified the media reports, nor does it
vouch for their accuracy.
                                
    
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 (Compiled by Jason Hovet)