Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Feb 3

PRAGUE, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial markets on Wednesday.

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PRAGUE - The lower house of parliament to continue a session.

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FOREIGN BONDS: The Czech Republic could issue 1-2 billion euros worth of foreign-currency bonds in 2010, Finance Minister Eduard Janota said on Tuesday, significantly below the ministry's own ceiling and implying higher domestic borrowing.

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UNIPETROL SEES Q4 EBIT LOSS: Czech downstream oil group Unipetrol expects a negative operating result in the fourth quarter, after a profit in the previous three-month period, as margins struggle to rebound, it said on Tuesday.

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CEZ PRODUCTION: CEZ expects to boost production at its power plants in 2010 and has pre-sold more than half of its 2011 electricity despite low wholesale prices, the company's head of trading said on Tuesday.

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CEE MARKETS: The leu edged up after Fitch revised Romania's outlook to stable from negative on Tuesday as central European currencies held on to gains that sent the leu and the zloty to their highest in 13 months.

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Index/Crown Currency Latest Prev Pct change Pct change

close on day in 2010
Czech Equities 1176,6 1176,6 -1 5,31 vs Euro 25,946 25,964 0,07 1,41 vs Dollar 18,582 18,592 0,05 -1,12
U.S. Equities 10296,85 10185,53 1,09 -1,26
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CORPORATE DEBT: Factoring agencies, which buy receivables from companies before their due date, raised rates by 10-15 percent due to the worsening situation in Czech companies.

Hospodarske Noviny, page 15


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