The PX-50 index closed 0.3% higher yesterday, to 487.70 points. Komercni banka gained 1.12% on demand from foreign accounts; volume, though, was average at USD 5.29 mil. Cesky Telecom traded with the increased interest of natural investors, but it lost 2.06% to just over CZK 300, where demand was high. CEZ rose by 1%, and Erste Bank rose by almost 3% in the morning in reaction to its positive earnings release yesterday and to brokers’ upgrades; it closed up 1.61% on the day. Volume in SPAD system reached USD 15.05 mil.
Milan Procházka