BRATISLAVA, April 7 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial markets on Friday.

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OIL REFINERY: Slovak oil refiner Slovnaft, part of the Hungarian oil and gas group MOL (MOLB.BU) , will shut down some production starting over the Easter holiday in April for a general turnaround lasting until June, it said.

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FDI: Slovakia has in the pipeline foreign direct investments worth a total 2.5 billion euros ($2.66 billion) that may create 30,000 new jobs, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Thursday.

Hospodarske Noviny, page 4

US STEEL: United States Steel Corp (X.N) is expected to close the sale of its Slovak unit US Steel Kosice to Hesteel Group (000709.SZ) of China by mid-April, Hospodarske Noviny said without quoting a source. Neither side has confirmed the talks yet.

Hospodarske Noviny, page 10

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