Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on July 23
23/07/2014 07:46
PRAGUE, July 23 (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 hours)
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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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UNIPETROL: Holds news conference on second quarter results
which included an unexpected impairment charge (0900 GMT).
PARLIAMENT: Continues session. Agenda includes a bill
raising the tobacco tax and a hotly disputed law on the civil
service.
EU COMMISSIONER: Candidate for EU commissioner Vera Jourova
meets the parliament's EU affairs committee.
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UNIPETROL TAKES BIG CHARGE: Unipetrol UNPE.PR took a 4.72
billion crown impairment charge on its refining assets.
Story: ID:nL6N0PY128 Related news: RTRS-LEN-CZ-DBT
CEE MARKETS: Hungary's forint jumped to a four-week high
against the euro after the central bank reduced interest rates
more than expected but said it had now finished cutting rates.
Story: ID:nL6N0PX2CX Related news: RTRS-LEN-CEEU-FRX
CEE POWER: Most Central European prompt power prices fell
on Tuesday on the prospect of easing demand and high solar
supplies that also characterised the neighbouring German and
French markets. EL/DE
Story: ID:nL6N0PX4I6 Related news: RTRS-LEN-CEEU-NRG
---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
Index/Crown Currency Latest Prev Pct change Pct change
close on day in 2014
vs Euro EURCZK= 27.465 27.47 0.02 -0.49
vs Dollar CZK= 20.397 20.37 -0.13 -2.67
Czech Equities .PX 952.86 952.86 0.71 -3.66
U.S. Equities .DJI 17,113.54 17,051.73 0.36 3.24
Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500 GMT
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TOLL TENDER: Several European firms including Italy's
Autostrade AUMI.MI plan to take part in a tender for highway
toll collection.
Hospodarske Noviny, page 4
NET4GAS: The gas pipeline operator irked the national
regulator by failing to notify of its bond issues and capital
cut, a follow-up to acquisition by Allianz and Borealis. The
regulator fears that a more aggressive capital structure may be
risky. Net4Gas said it was following relevant rules.
Lidove Noviny, page 1
TRAMS: China Rail Signalling Corporation took a 51 percent
stake in privately-held Czech tram maker Inekon in a deal the
Czech firm hopes will open it large opportunities on the Chinese
market.
Mlada fronta Dnes, page 1
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