The PX-50 index gained 1.20% to 431.6 points yesterday as investors bought into shares ahead of the last day of trading of this financial quarter. Komercni banka shares gained a strong 3.3% in a moderate volume of USD 6.9 mil. Ceska sporitelna again faced pressure from abroad but closed unchanged. Total volume reached USD 15.5 mil. Today, trading may be dominated by domestic news regarding Cesky Telecom; we expect another positive close. The Czech market is closed on Monday, April 1.
(Milan Prochazka)