PRAGUE, March 17 (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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============================EVENTS=============================== PRAGUE - 13-week T-bill auction.
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PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold a session
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SAZKA PROBE: The Czech Finance Minister Miroslav Kalousek
ordered a probe in the dominant Czech lottery firm Sazka after
it failed to pay out a record jackpot, the news website idnes.cz
reported on Wednesday.
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TV RAID: The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in
Europe (OSCE) said on Wednesday the raid on Czech public
television last week was unacceptable in a democratic society
and called for a transparent investigation.
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CBANK MEETING: Czech central banker Kamil Janacek will be
the only board member to miss the March 24 rate-setting meeting,
the central bank said on Wednesday.
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NWR AGM: New World Resources (NWR) <NWRS.L> <NWRSsp.PR>
shareholders will discuss a possible offer for the mining
company's 'A' shares as part of plans to reincorporate in the
United Kingdom at an annual meeting next month.
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CEE MARKETS: The Polish zloty hit a new 3-1/2-month low on
Wednesday versus the euro as Japan's nuclear crisis fuelld risk
aversion and Polish bond yields also fell after data cast fresh
doubts over an April rate rise.
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CEE POWER: Czech day-ahead power rallied more than 13
percent on Wednesday on supply uncertainties following
neighbouring Germany's plan to temporarily shutter a number of
nuclear plants, traders said.
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RETAIL SALES: Czech retail sales rose 6.8 percent
year-on-year in January, well above market expectations for 2.5
percent growth, data showed on Wednesday.
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Index/Crown Currency Latest Prev Pct change Pct change
close on day in 2010
vs Euro <EURCZK=> 24.478 24.393 -0.35 2.09
vs Dollar <CZK=> 17.515 17.509 -0.03 6.18
Czech Equities <> 1,201.7 1,201.7 -0.39 -1.89
U.S. Equities <> 11,613.3 11,855.42 -2.04 0.31
Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500 GMT
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SAZKA BONDHOLDERS: Bondholders of a 5 billion crown ($286
million) bond from idebted lottery group Sazka are calling for
an early payment. The company said conditions for this have not
been met.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 13
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