Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Nov 24
PRAGUE, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial markets on Friday. ALL TIMES GMT (Czech Republic: GMT + 1 hours) =========================ECONOMIC DATA========================== Real-time economic data releases.................... Summary of economic data and forecasts........... Recently released economic data.................. Previous stories on Czech data............. **For a schedule of corporate and economic events: http://emea1.apps.cp.thomsonreuters.com/Apps/CountryWeb/#/2E/events-overview =========================NEWS=================================== GOVERNMENT: Czech President Milos Zeman plans to appoint Andrej Babis as prime minister in early December and the full cabinet around the middle of the month, Zeman's spokesman said on Thursday. Story: Related stories: CEE MARKETS: Hungarian long-term government bonds traded at record low yields on Thursday after their first auction since the central bank announced measures to push yields lower. Debt auctions in Prague and Warsaw also drew robust demand. An auction of Czech 19-week Treasury bills saw demand jump, driven by banks trying to keep cash off their books at the end of the year, to reduce a charge they have to pay to a national resolution fund. Story: Related stories: ---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------ Index/Crown Currency Latest Prev Pct change Pct change close on day in 2017 vs Euro 25.427 25.434 0.03 5.85 vs Dollar 21.451 21.46 0.04 16.36 Czech Equities 1,046.03 1,046.03 -0.06 13.5 U.S. Equities 23,526.18 23,590.83 -0.27 19.04 Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1600 GMT ***For real-time stock market index quotes click in brackets: Warsaw WIG20 Budapest BUX Prague PX For updates on CEE currencies TOP NEWS -- Emerging markets =====================PRESS DIGEST============================== SKODA: Volkswagen's Skoda Auto is not planning any production changes or moves of capacity to German plants, the carmaker's country manager Lubos Vlcek said. Mlada Fronta Dnes, page 12 (Reuters has not verified the stories nor does it vouch for their accuracy.) Prague Newsroom: +420 224 190 477 E-mail: prague.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com (Reporting by Prague Newsroom)
