PRAGUE, Jan 28 (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 hour)
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PRAGUE - The lower house of parliament to continue a
session, which has extra spending proposed by leftist parties on
the agenda.
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PRAGUE - The Finance Ministry will release updated
macroeconomic forecast. It has already revealed it would raise
the 2010 growth outlook to 1.3 percent from 0.3 percent.
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PRAGUE - The central bank will release which board members
will attend the Feb 4 monetary policy meeting.
PRAGUE - Reuters will run a poll on expectations of the
bank's decision at the Feb 4 session.
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PRAGUE - KIT digital <KITD.PR> shares will start trading in
the market-maker SPAD segment of the Prague bourse.
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HEALTHY DEMAND FOR BOND: Investors bid heavily for a new
Czech 3-year bond, with demand twice the offer as
the shorter maturity attracted local banks that had avoided a
longer-dated auction earlier this month.
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LEU FIRMERS, OTHER CURRENCIES DIP: The leu edged higher on
Wednesday, while other emerging European currencies slipped
behind a stronger dollar, after the IMF signed off on the next
payments from Romania's 20 billion euro aid deal.
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Index/Crown Currency Latest Prev Pct change Pct change
close on day in 2010
Czech Equities <> 1185.1 1185.1 0.16 6.07
vs Euro <EURCZK=> 26.113 26.155 0.16 0.78
vs Dollar <CZK=> 18.603 18.643 0.21 -1.23
U.S. Equities <> 10236.16 10194.29 0.41 -1.84
Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1600
=========================PRESS DIGEST===========================
LEFTISTS LOSE SUPPORT: Support for the leftist Social
Democrats dipped to 28 percent from 34 percent, a poll by CVVM
agency showed. The poll showed the result of the May election is
wide open. The right-wing and centre-right parties may form a
majority, the poll showed.
Mlada fronta Dnes, page 2
MORE SPENDING PLANS: The leftist parties moved proposals to
raise social spending into the next phase of parliamentary
debate.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 1
ARCELORMITTAL: Small shareholders of ArcelorMittal's
<ISPA.AS> Czech unit won a complaint against the firm's decision
not to pay dividends and instead provide funding to its mother
company. The decision cancels the firm's decision on profit
distribution but does not order dividend payments.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 1
BONDS BLOCKED IN PARLIAMENT: The leftist parties in
parliament blocked a plan to discuss issuance of state bonds to
cover the budget deficit. The decision, which can be reversed,
does not mean immediate halt in issuance but a lack of approval
would narrow the government's room for borrowing in bonds,
forcing higher issuance of short-term bills.
Lidove noviny, page 13
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