The PX-50 index gained 1.19% after a single buyer pushed Cesky Telecom shares up 2.8%, to CZK 340 per share. Komercni banka was once again the most actively traded stock with more than USD 7.7 mil securities being traded. The domestic news of the day was an unexpected rate-cut decision by the Czech central bank which was announced during trading hours; there was no impact on the equity market, however. For today, we expect the market to trade in slightly positive territory.
(Milan Prochazka)