By Anita Komuves
       BUDAPEST, June 13 (Reuters) - Central European
currencies eased on Thursday, with the Hungarian forint leading
losses, as riskier assets were under pressure due to the
uncertainty after the U.S. Federal Reserve signaled fewer
interest rate cuts this year.
    The forint slid 0.25% to trade at 395.4 per euro,
at a seven-week low.
    "It seems like emerging markets are not a priority right
now," a Budapest-based forex trader said.
    "Risk aversion is still very strong, and apparently the
comments after the Fed's decision yesterday also made things
even more uncertain, and I do not know when any risk appetite
could return."
    The Fed held interest rates steady on Wednesday and pushed
out the start of rate cuts to perhaps as late as December, with
the central bankers projecting only one quarter-point rate cut
this year from three projected in March.
    Investors are also eyeing a decision about Hungary's credit
rating by ratings agency Fitch due to be published late on
Friday, as well as a meeting of the monetary policy council of
the central bank scheduled for next Tuesday, traders and
analysts said.
    "I expect quiet range trading in the forint until the
cenbank meeting," another trader in Budapest said.     
    Elsewhere, the Polish zloty was 0.18% lower and
trading at 4.3355 versus the euro.
    "The cautious approach of the European Central Bank and the
Fed presented in June regarding the rapid easing of monetary
policy they take away some of the advantage of the zloty in the
form of carry trade changes," Bank Millennium wrote in a note.
    "As a result, the Polish currency may anchor at current
levels in the coming days."
    The Czech crown slid 0.09% to trade at 24.671 to
the euro.
    Stocks in the region were mixed, with Warsaw's index
 down 0.87% while Budapest gained 0.3%.
    
    
          CEE       SNAPSHO   AT                     
          MARKETS   T        1042              
                             CET               
                    CURRENC                          
                    IES                        
                    Latest   Previou  Daily    Change
                             s                 
                    trade    close    change   in
                                               2024
 Czech                                             %
 Hungary                 0        0           
 Polish                                            %
 Romania                                      
 Serbian                 0        0                %
 Note:    calculated from             1800           
 daily                                CET      
 change                                        
                                                     
                    Latest   Previou  Daily    Change
                             s                 
                             close    change   in
                                               2024
 Prague             1537.65  1538.36   -0.05%   +8.74
                                  00                %
 Budapes            70450.3  70237.8   +0.30%   +16.2
 t                        7        2               2%
 Warsaw             2421.65  2442.89   -0.87%   +3.36
                                                    %
 Buchare            17848.9  17788.7   +0.34%   +16.1
 st                       6        1               2%
                                                     
                                      Spread   Daily
                                      vs Bund  change
                                               in
 Czech                                         spread
 Republi                                       
 c                                             
                                          s  
                                          s  
                                         s  
 Poland                                              
                                          s  
                                          s  
                                         s  
          FORWARD                                    
                    3x6      6x9      9x12     3M
                                               interb
                                               ank
 Czech                 4.64     4.30     4.08    5.07
 Rep                                          
 Hungary               7.01     6.76     6.50    6.90
                                               
 Poland                5.80     5.69     5.42    5.85
                                               
 Note:    are for ask                                
 FRA      prices                               
 quotes                                        
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 (Additional reporting by Pawel Florkiewicz in Warsaw; Editing
by Rashmi Aich)