Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on June 13

                                
 PRAGUE, June 13 (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 + 2 hours)

 ======================== ECONOMIC DATA ========================
                                
 May producer prices and April foreign trade prices data at
0700GMT
                                
 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 Czech currency.............................[CZK/]
========================= EVENTS ===============================
                                
 PRAGUE - The lower house of parliament will hold an
extraordinary session to discuss situation in the Czech justice
system.
                                
 Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL]
                                

                                
 PRAGUE - Czech crown jumped to a new record high of 24.170
against the euro in early morning session.
                                
Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-EUR]
======================= TOP NEWS ===============================
                                
 C.BANKER UNDECIDED ON RATES:  Arguments for stable interest
rates have only very slightly outweight those for an interest
rate hike so far but next time the situation may change, Czech
central bank Vice-Governor Miroslav Singer was quoted as saying
on Friday.
                                
   Story: [ID:nPRG000852] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-PLCY] 
                                
 
                                
 CZECH PRESIDENT DERIDES EURO: The euro has hurt Europe by
forcing disparate economies to share one monetary policy, and
the changing global environment will pose further risks, Czech
President Vaclav Klaus said on Thursday.
                                
Story: [ID:nL12266116 ] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-EUR]
                                
 
                                
ECB MORE LIKELY TO HIKE THAN CZECHS: The European Central
Bank is more likely to hike interest rates at its next policy
meeting than the Czechs, a central bank official said on
Thursday.
                                
 Story: [ID:nL12758013] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-CEN-PLCY]
                                
 
                                
CROWN HITS RECORD: The Czech crown briefly touched an
all-time high against the euro on Thursday, extending gains seen
in past days as trades using the crown as funding currency were
unwound and some investors bet on an interest rate hike.
                                
 Story: [ID:nL12805625] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-EUR]
---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency  Latest    Prev    Pct change   Pct change
                                
                              close   on day       in 2008
 Czech Equities  <.PX> 1,602.0  1,585.4   +1.05        -11.74
 vs Euro     <EURCZK=>  24.170   24.285   +0.48         +9.64
 vs Dollar      <CZK=>  15.668   15.699   +0.22        +16.00
 U.S. Equities  <.DJI>  12,142   12,084   +0.48         -8.47
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500
 
 ====================== PRESS DIGEST ===========================
                                
 COAL AUCTIONS: Coal mining company Czech Coal, a major
supplier of coal for utility CEZ <CEZPsp.PR>, plans to start
selling coal in auctions. The move is expected to increase the
price of coal.
                                
 E15, page 1  
                                
 
                                
 PRAGUE AIRPORT SALE: Transport minister Ales Rebicek said
that 65 potential bidders had shown interest in acquiring Prague
Airport. Rebicek prefers bidders from Canada, United State, Asia
and Australia.
                                
 Hospodarske Noviny, page 1
                                
 
                                
 Reuters has not verified the media reports, nor does it
vouch for their accuracy.
 
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 Warsaw WIG20 <.WIG20>  Budapest BUX <.BUX>  Prague PX <.PX>

                                
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 (Compiled by Jana Mlcochova)