PRAGUE, April 6 (Reuters) - Central Europe stock markets
firmed on Tuesday after a long holiday weekend, with Prague
hitting its highest since February 2020 and Warsaw
touching a 3-week peak, while currencies stumbled.
The region"s equities rose as world stocks hit record highs
on the back of supportive economic data out of the United States
and China. Currencies, though, gave up some gains won in
thinned-out trading over the Easter holiday.
The Czech crown slipped 0.2% on the day to 26.06 to the euro
after breaking the psychological 26 level on Monday - when local
markets were closed - for the first time since Feb. 24.
One dealer said the crown could make another attempt at that
level if the better global mood persisted.
Similarly, the Hungarian forint fell back after
touching the 360 per euro level, which is just behind its 90-day
moving average of 360.6. It was bid 0.3% lower at 361.55 by 0856
GMT.
"The 360-level will stop the strengthening of the forint, it
will maybe strengthen a bit further than that for a few days,
but will not significantly break it as fundamentals have not
changed," a Budapest-based FX trader said.
In Poland, markets are turning attention to a Monetary
Policy Council (MPC) rate-setting meeting on Wednesday. All 18
analysts polled by Reuters expect rates to remain on hold.
However, with flash inflation data for March above analysts"
estimates, markets will pay close attention to any comments on
price pressure, as well as seeing if there is a change in
language as regards the zloty currency, given its recent
depreciation.
The zloty dropped a quarter of a percent to 4.603
to the euro on Tuesday. Romania"s leu was down a touch
at 4.9175 after its fall beyond the 4.90 level last week.
Also on Tuesday, Poland"s finance ministry was due to
announce bonds for a Thursday auction, which PKO analysts said
could help steepen the curve.
"In the coming days ... the yields of 10-year bonds should
rise above 1.65%," they said.
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