Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Nov 2

PRAGUE, Nov 2 (Reuters) - 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=========================

Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for October due out at 0830
GMT.

Real-time economic data releases....................ECONCZ

Previous stories on Czech data.............[CZ-RTRS-LEN-ECI]

Overview of economic data and forecasts..........<CZ/ECON15>

Updates on CEE currencies.............................[CEE/]

==========================EVENTS==============================

PRAGUE - End-October budget balance data and a detailed
calendar for the issuance of domestic state bonds in December of
2009.

Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-GVD]

PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold a session. News
conference due at 1230 GMT.

Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-POL]

==========================TOP NEWS============================

KLAUS ON LISBON: Czech President Vaclav Klaus said on Friday
he was pleased with the wording agreed by European Union leaders
on an opt-out clause in the bloc's reform treaty and would raise
no further conditions.

Story [ID:nLU712760] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DIP]

EU SUMMIT: The European Union agreed a deal on Friday to
help developing nations combat climate change and urged other
world powers to follow suit to win the fight against global
warming.

Story [ID:nLU584151] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-DIP]

CEZ TENDER: Russian nuclear engineering firm Atomstroyexport
said on Friday it has submitted qualification documents to Czech
power group CEZ (CEZPsp.PR) in a tender competition to build up
to five nuclear reactors for the firm.

Story [ID:nLU676243] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-ENR]

CEE MARKETS: Hungary's forint led a retreat in central
European currencies on Friday, but the Romanian leu bucked the
trend as dealers cited central bank intervention.

Story [ID:nLU716815] Related news: [RTRS-LEN-CZ-FRX]

---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
Index/Crown Currency Latest Prev Pct change Pct change

close on day in 2009
Czech Equities .PX -- 1141.4 1.04 33.00
vs Euro EURCZK= 26.475 26.439 -0.14 1.04
vs Dollar CZK= 17.895 17.967 0.4 6.38
U.S. Equities .DJI 9712.73 9962.58 -2.51 10.67
Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1600

==========================PRESS DIGEST========================

POWER DEMAND: Electricity demand in the Czech Republic next
year will stay roughly the same as this year, tracking GDP, CEZ
(CEZPsp.PR) chief executive Martin Roman said. He said demand
last month fell about 5-6 percent.

E15, page 18

CSA LOSS: Czech Airlines (CSA) loss next year could be up
400 million crowns ($22.26 million) after an expected record
loss of 3.3 billion crowns this year, its chief Miroslav Dvorak
said.

E15, page 11

SPORITELNA PROFIT: Ceska Sporitelna, unit of Erste
(ERSTsp.PR), showed a 9.65 billion crown profit in the first
nine months, roughly the same as a year ago.

Hospodarske Noviny, page 24

Reuters has not verified the media reports, nor does it
vouch for their accuracy.

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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(Compiled by Jason Hovet)