CEE MARKETS-FX, stocks fall as threat of Middle East conflict grows

Central European currencies
fell on Friday and stocks gave up some of the previous day’s
gains, after a U.S. air strike killed a top Iranian military
official.
The region started the new year strong on Thursday, with
Budapest’s stock index reaching a record high and the Czech
crown climbing to its highest against the euro since April 2018.
But currencies and shares fell back as world stocks slipped and
oil prices soared.
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