Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Nov 2
PRAGUE, Nov 2 - Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial markets on Monday. ALL TIMES GMT (Czech Republic: GMT + 1 hour) =========================ECONOMIC DATA======================== PMI for October due out at 0830 GMT. End-October budget balance data (1300 GMT). Real-time economic data releases................... Previous stories on Czech data............ Overview of economic data and forecasts......... Updates on CEE currencies........................... ===========================EVENTS============================== PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet holds a session (http://www.vlada.cz/en/default.htm). News conference to follow. Related news: ===========================NEWS================================ ECONOMY: The Czech Finance Ministry raised its forecast for economic growth this year to the fastest pace since 2007 and left its outlook for the 2015 public deficit unchanged in a quarterly forecast released on Friday. Story: Related news: CEE MARKETS: Shares of Hungary's biggest bank, OTP OTPB.BU, plunged more than 5 percent at the opening on Friday, while most Central European markets were calm in the last session of a shaky month. Story: Related news: CEE POWER: A drop in demand due to the weekend, as well as an increase in renewable power generation, sent central and southeastern European day-ahead power prices lower on Friday, traders said. Story: Related news: ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------ Index/Crown Currency Latest Prev Pct change Pct change close on day in 2015 vs Euro 27.071 27.076 0.02 2.1 vs Dollar 24.532 24.508 -0.1 -7.45 Czech Equities 983.14 983.14 0.37 3.85 U.S. Equities 17,663.54 17,755.8 -0.52 -0.9 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1600 GMT For Instant Views of key economic data click on For summary of economic data and forecasts For diary of forthcoming Czech events For calendar of east European economic indicators TOP NEWS -- Emerging markets TOP NEWS -- Convergence watch For an economic indicator diary for the euro zone, the United States and other Group of Seven countries see For real-time stock market index quotes click in brackets: Warsaw WIG20 Budapest BUX Prague PX News editor of the day: Jan Lopatka on +420 224 190 474 E-mail: [email protected] (Reporting by Prague Newsroom)
