The PX 50 index added 3.07% to 396.1 points as demand for Cesky Telecom, Ceske Radiokomunikace and CEZ led the market higher. Speculation about a prospective dividend in Ceske Radiokomunkace was behind this stock’s robust gain of 6.45%, to CZK 414. The continued interest of domestic and foreign investors in Cesky Telecom brought the stock to a 6-month intra-day high of CZK 363; the stock closed just short of that, at CZK 362, implying a gain of 5.85%. The overall market volume of USD 30.45 mil. was well above the year’s session average.
(Dana Bebrova)