Czech Republic - Factors To Watch on Feb 22

PRAGUE, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Czech financial markets on Monday.

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PRAGUE - The Czech cabinet to hold a session (www.vlada.cz/en/default.htm). News conference due at 1330 GMT.

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CEE MARKETS: Financial assets in Eastern Europe's emerging markets shrugged off a surprise U.S. Federal Reserve move to raise an emergency lending rate on Friday, and analysts said currencies could enjoy a rebound after weeks of volatility.

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POLLS: Backing for Czech leftist Social Democrats' (CSSD) jumped while support for their main rival the right-wing Civic Democrats (ODS) fell in a latest opinion poll on Friday.

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CEZ TENDER: All bidders in a tender to build nuclear reactors for CEZ had met qualification conditions and advanced to the next round, a spokesman said on Friday.

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HOUSING STARTS: The number of new homes started in the Czech Republic fell 14 percent in 2009 as the economic downturn took hold of the real estate market.

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

close on day in 2010
Czech Equities -- 1150 0.74 2.93
vs Euro 25.679 25.83 0.58 2.43
vs Dollar 18.836 18.945 0.58 -2.5
U.S. Equities 10402.35 10392.9 0.09 -0.25
Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1600
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IPO: Sport aircraft maker Piper Sport Aircraft could sell up to a 49 percent stake on the Prague and Warsaw stock exchanges by September to raise 1.05 billion to 1.17 billion crowns ($61.48 million).

Euro, page 14



BUILDING SAVING ACCOUNTS: The number of new building savings accounts, which receive state support, fell 18.5 percent last year. The state paid 13.3 billion crowns in support last year.

Hospodarske Noviny, page 17



AGROFERT: Agricultural conglomerate Agrofert Holding, one of the largest Czech companies, saw its revenue fall last year to 137.3 billion crowns, down 5.83 billion on the year.

Hospodarske Noviny, page 21



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