Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on April 17

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17/04/2019 07:40

PRAGUE, April 17 (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 + 2 hours)        
     
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    Real-time economic data releases.................... ECONCZ 
    Summary of economic data and forecasts........... CZ/ECON01 
    Recently released economic data.................. CZ/ECON15 
    Previous stories on Czech data............. CZ-RTRS-LEN-ECI 
  **For a schedule of corporate and economic events: 
    http://emea1.apps.cp.thomsonreuters.com/Apps/CountryWeb/#/2E/events-overview
    
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    CEZ: Czech utility CEZ  CEZP.PR  has started exclusive talks
over the sale of its assets in Bulgaria with Bulgarian firm
Eurohold, a CEZ spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
     urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N21Z1AL
    
    NUCLEAR POWER: Slovak utility Slovenske Elektrarne says it
expects further delays before new units are launched at its
Mochovce nuclear power plant.
     urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N21Y1VR
    
    PPI: Producer prices rose more than expected in March
     urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nP7N1YM01V
    
    CEE MARKETS: Hungarian government bond yields retreated from
multi-week highs on Tuesday as worries over economic slowdown in
the European Union's main economies nudged Central European
yields lower.
     urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N21Y49D  
    
    EUROPE POWER: European prompt power prices fell on Tuesday,
pressured by increased renewable and nuclear supply, while
forwards dropped further from last week's multi-week highs as
fuel and carbon prices headed south.
     urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N21Y1U2

 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency    Latest     Prev   Pct change Pct change
                                    close    on day     in 2019
 vs Euro     EURCZK=       25.667     25.66    -0.03      0.12
 vs Dollar      CZK=       22.693     22.746    0.23     -1.24
 Czech Equities  .PX    1,095.9    1,095.9     -0.65     11.08
 U.S. Equities  /.DJI  26,452.66  26,384.77     0.26     13.4
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500 GMT
   
    
==========================PRESS DIGEST==========================
    ENERGY: Energy group Sev.en's operating director Alan
Svoboda said in an interview the company was close to finalising
deals for gas-fired plants with total capacity of "well over"
1,000 MW.
    Hospodarske Noviny, page 12
    
  (Reuters has not verified the stories, nor does it vouch for
their accuracy.)   
        
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($1 = 22.6450 Czech crowns)

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