PRAGUE, Jan 11 (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)

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CZECH REPUBLIC - The first round of Presidential Election

(until January 12).

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PRESIDENTIAL VOTE: This weekend's election to choose a new

Czech president is a wide open race but one result is clear

already: the era of incumbent Vaclav Klaus, one of Europe's most

colourful and divisive leaders, is coming to an end.

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CEE MARKETS: Fears of central bank intervention knocked the

Czech crown, while Polish bond yields rose sharply on Thursday

after its central bank suggested it might halt cuts to borrowing

costs.

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STATE DEBT: The Czech Republic's gross central government

debt rose to 1.668 trillion crowns ($85.23 billion) at the end

of December, from 1.652 trillion crowns at the end of September,

the Finance Ministry said on Thursday.

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CEE POWER: Central European spot power prices gained on

Thursday due to colder weather and less renewable energy supply

in the region while falling carbon helped drive the Czech Cal

'14 contract to a new all-time low, traders said.

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---------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT ------------------------

Index/Crown Currency Latest Prev Pct change Pct change

close on day in 2012

vs Euro 25.608 25.632 0.09 -2.24

vs Dollar 19.304 19.344 0.21 -1.68

Czech Equities 1,048.08 1,048.08 -1.69 0.9

U.S. Equities 13,471.22 13,390.51 0.6 2.8

Pvs close or current levels vs prior domestic close at 1600 GMT

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IPO: DIY retailer Mountfield put off plans for an initial

public offering in the first quarter due to the situation on

financial markets, it said.

Mlada Fronta Dnes, page A8

CEZ IN ALBANIA: CEZ would protect itself from the possible

loss of its license in Albania, including arbitration, a

spokeswoman said.

Hospodarske Noviny, page 16

BONDS: Real estate investor CPI plans to issue more bonds

this year after issues in 2012, but has not said how much it

wants to raise.

E15, page 7

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