BUCHAREST, March 16 (Reuters) - Central European currencies
were mixed in thin trading on Tuesday and regional stocks
retreated from highs in the previous session, with Budapest
outperforming the region, helped by leading pharmaceutical
company Richter Gedeon.
On Monday, Prague"s main share index tested 2021 highs and
Warsaw hit a two-month peak as central European equities started
the week on stronger ground on the back of global recovery
hopes, while currencies moved sideways.
By 1020 GMT, Budapest"s rose as much as 1.78% to an
almost two-week high of 44,490. Richter outperformed the wider
market by gaining 2.96%, which "was due to technical reasons," a
Budapest-based stock trader said.
The Prague PX index shed 0.17% and Warsaw"s blue-chip
index was virtually unchanged. Widely seen as cheaper
than U.S. or other peers, central Europe"s stocks have received
a boost in recent days after the $1.9 trillion U.S. stimulus
package was approved.
The National Bank of Hungary (NBH) offered to buy 2026/F,
2033/A, 2038/A and 2041/A bonds from banks on Tuesday.
Results are due at 1200 GMT. Last week, the NBH adjusted its
bond-buying program, saying it would make purchases flexibly,
without limits on individual bond series in order to ensure
market stability.
Traders said they did not expect NBH"s step to be able to
counter the effect of rising core market yields on Hungary but
could help soften the impact.
The forint edged down as far as 367.2 per euro in
early trade on Tuesday. Markets in Hungary were closed for a
national holiday on Monday, which resulted in an illiquid forint
market, Erste Bank wrote in a note.
Elsewhere, Poland"s central bank will publish net inflation
and current account data at 1300 GMT, with the latter expected
to show a large surplus.
"In our opinion, the zloty will remain
concentrated around 4.59 per euro today, although today"s
domestic data on a high current account surplus should
theoretically support the zloty strengthening," Bank Millennium
wrote in a note.
CEE SNAPSHOT AT 1140
MARKETS CET
CURRENCIE
S
Latest Previous Daily Change
bid close change in 2021
Czech 26.1990 26.1750 -0.09% +0.11%
crown
Hungary 367.2500 367.5500 +0.01% -1.23%
forint
Polish 4.5945 4.5915 -0.07% -0.77%
zloty
Romanian 4.8865 4.8855 -0.02% -0.44%
leu
Croatian 7.5770 7.5815 +0.06% -0.39%
kuna
Serbian 117.4800 117.5800 +0.09% +0.08%
dinar
Note: calculated from 1800 CET
daily
change Latest Previous Daily Change
close change in 2021
Prague 1080.23 1081.5100 -0.12% +5.17%
Budapest 44365.10 43711.84 +1.49% +5.36%
Warsaw 2002.27 2001.24 +0.05% +0.92%
Buchares 10800.59 10783.89 +0.15% +10.15%
t
Ljubljan 996.14 994.19 +0.20% +10.58%
a
Zagreb 1881.95 1877.84 +0.22% +8.20%
Belgrade <.BELEX15 741.93 749.21 -0.97% -0.89%
>
Sofia 489.11 488.47 +0.13% +9.29%
Yield Yield Spread Daily
(bid) change vs Bund change in
Czech spread
Republic
2-year
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