PRAGUE, Dec 20 (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 hour)
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CEZ: CEZ confirms CFO Novak, Chaloupkova for new board terms
REAL ESTATE: CPI Property Group Buys Land In Central Prague
SLOVAKIA: Four suspects in the murder of a Slovak
investigative journalist and his fiancée will go on trial in
January after judges ruled on Thursday that there was enough
evidence to proceed in a case that has triggered mass protests
against corruption.
STOCK SPIRITS: Stock Spirits Group's second-largest
shareholder piled more pressure on the vodka maker on Thursday,
raising questions about its deal-making strategy and urging the
company to pay a special dividend.
T-BILLS: Czech 4-week T-bill yield steady at -0.10%, demand
falls
CEE MARKETS: Currencies in Central Eastern Europe were stuck
in tight ranges on Thursday, with the Czech crown holding on to
recent levels after the central bank sent a hawkish message to
investors.
EUROPE POWER: European baseload electricity prices for next
day delivery fell on Thursday, pressured by a forecast rise in
wind power output in France and Germany, while power consumption
is expected to drop ahead of the weekend.
OPERA: The Czech State Opera hoisted an ornate curtain on
Thursday as a three-year project to restore the 19th-century
opera building to its original glory neared completion ahead of
a planned reopening next month.
---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------
Index/Crown Currency Latest Prev Pct change Pct change
close on day in 2019
vs Euro 25.412 25.414 0.01 1.11
vs Dollar 22.865 22.848 -0.07 -2.01
Czech Equities 1,111.24 1,111.24 0.45 12.64
U.S. Equities 28,376.96 28,239.28 0.49 21.65
Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1600 GMT
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CHRISTMAS SALES: The Association of E-commerce (APEK) said
in the last week daily turnover reached 1.2 billion crowns and
the newspaper said Christmas sales could be a record this year
with E-retailers reporting rising demand.
Mlada Fronta Dnes, page 1
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