Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on April 4

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04/04/2019 07:28

PRAGUE, April 4 (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 + 2 hours)        
     
=========================ECONOMIC DATA==========================
    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
    
============================NEWS/EVENTS=========================
    CAR SALES: Czech New Car Sales Drop 12 Percent In Q1
 L8N21L3J6 
    
    PUBLIC SECTOR SURPLUS DIPS: The Czech overall fiscal surplus
reached 0.89 percent of gross domestic product in 2018, a drop
1.57 percent surplus in 2017, the Czech Statistics Bureau (CSU)
said on Wednesday.  P7N1U501G 
    
    BONDS: The Czech Finance Ministry sold 5.394 billion crowns
($236.20 million) worth of 1.00/26 government bonds  CZ1004469= 
in the first, competitive round of bidding at an auction on
Wednesday.  ZYN4UJR00 
    The Czech Finance Ministry also sold 5.0 billion crowns
($218.94 million) worth of 2.00/33 government bonds
 CZ1005243= .
     ZYN4UJR01 
        
    CEE MARKETS: Hungary's forint set the pace for stronger
Central European currencies on Wednesday as British political
developments and German economic data helped reverse recent
dollar flows.
     L8N21L2AZ    
    
    EUROPE POWER: European forward power prices on Wednesday
rose in the wholesale market, tracking gains across related
fuels and carbon emissions markets.
     L8N21K4SW 
      
 ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
 Index/Crown Currency    Latest     Prev   Pct change Pct change
                                    close    on day     in 2019
 vs Euro     EURCZK=       25.729     25.693   -0.14     -0.12
 vs Dollar      CZK=       22.893     22.876   -0.07     -2.13
 Czech Equities  .PX    1,086.69   1,086.69     0.49     10.15
 U.S. Equities  /.DJI  26,218.13  26,179.13     0.15     12.39
 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500 GMT
       
==========================PRESS DIGEST==========================
   M&A: Preformed Line Products  PLPC.O  has agreed to buy Czech
telecoms equipment maker Micos Telcom. 
    Hospodarske noviny, page 11
    
         
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their accuracy.)   
        
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($1 = 23.0090 Czech crowns)

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