PRAGUE, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial
markets on Tuesday:
ALL TIMES GMT (Czech Republic: GMT + 1 hours)
======================== ECONOMIC DATA ========================
No economic data are due for release until the release of
November money supply and third-quarter foreign debt on Dec. 31.
Real-time economic data releases....................<ECONCZ>
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Retail sales grew a much faster than expected 9.4 percent
year-on-year in October, registering the strongest pace in six
months, after September's revised 4.1 percent rise.
Instant View: [nL17442982]
Previous stories on Czech data.............[CZ-RTRS-LEN-ECI]
Overview of economic data and forecasts..........<CZ/ECON15>
Updates on Czech currency.............................[CZK/]
========================== TOP STORY ==========================
MOL DEAL ON THURSDAY: Power firm CEZ <CEZPsp.PR> may
announce an agreement on taking a stake in Hungarian oil group
MOL <MOLB.BU> on Thursday, but talks on a mine purchase are
likely to drag on into 2008, a senior official said.
Story: [nL17392665] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-CEZPsp.PR]
---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
Index/Crown Currency Latest Prev Pct change Pct change
close on day in 2007
Czech Equities <.PX> 1,771.8 1,804.3 -1.80 +11.51
vs Euro <EURCZK=> 26.445 26.410 -0.13 +3.99
vs Dollar <CZK=> 18.331 18.359 +0.21 +13.65
U.S. Equities <.DJI> 13,167 13,340 -1.29 +5.65
Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1500
==================== ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS ====================
C.BANKER MAY MISS POLICY MEETING: Central bank (CNB)
Vice-Governor Miroslav Singer may miss Wednesday's monetary
policy board meeting. Singer would take part in a cabinet
session to discuss Czech convergence with the euro zone, which
made his presence at the board meeting uncertain.
Story: [nPRA001670] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-CEN]
For Instant Views of key economic data click on [CZ/INSTANT]
For summary of economic data and forecasts <CZ/ECON01>
For diary of forthcoming Czech events [CZ/DIARY]
For calendar of east European economic indicators [CONV/DIARY]
TOP NEWS -- Emerging markets [TOP/EMRG]
TOP NEWS -- Convergence watch [TOP/EAST]
For an economic indicator diary for the euro zone, the United
States and other Group of Seven countries see <G7TODAY>
For real-time stock market index quotes click in brackets:
Warsaw WIG20 <.WIG20> Budapest BUX <.BUX> Prague PX <.PX>
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Keywords: CZECH FACTORS/