PRAGUE, May 31 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial
markets on Monday.
ALL TIMES GMT (Czech Republic: GMT + 2 hours)
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PRAGUE - President Vaclav Klaus to meet leaders of the five
parties that won seats in Parliament's lower house.
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PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold a session (1200 GMT)
(www.vlada.cz/en/default.htm). News conference due at 1230 GMT.
Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL]
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CENTRE-RIGHT WIN: Czech centre-right parties began talks on
forming an austerity-minded coalition government on Sunday after
their surprisingly decisive election victory over leftists who
advocated higher welfare spending.
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RALLY LIKELY: Czech markets looked set for a post-election
rally starting on Monday after a decisive victory for
centre-right parties seen as having the best shot at forming an
austerity-minded government.
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CEE MARKETS: The crown eased on Friday, bucking a
broad-based rebound in central European assets as Czech
parliamentary elections that may lead to protracted coalition
talks and cause delays to reforms got under way.
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PHILIP MORRIS CR: Czech cigarette maker Philip Morris CR
<> is positioned to end a decline in its share of core
Czech and Slovak markets in the coming years while it also looks
at boosting exports, its CEO told Reuters.
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Index/Crown Currency Latest Prev Pct change Pct change
close on day in 2010
Czech Equities <> -- 1169.8 2.14 4.7
vs Euro <EURCZK=> 25.555 25.821 1.03 2.9
vs Dollar <CZK=> 20.722 20.898 0.84 -12.76
U.S. Equities <> 10136.63 10258.99 -1.19 -2.79
Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500 GMT
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RATINGS: Moody's rating agency told the paper that a new
government that can push ahead with reform would be positive for
the country's credit rating, but that it was not planning any
rating change at the moment.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 17
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