budapest dec 7 reuters  central european currencies edged lower on tuesday in thin trade as investors were eyeing key inflation data and central bank rate decisions due later in the week while stocks firmed as global sentiment was upbeat the hungarian forint was 004 lower at 36549 per euro in low liquidity as investors were eyeing november cpi data due on wednesday and the central banks oneweek deposit tender on thursday two fx traders in budapest said hungarys annual headline inflation is expected to have peaked above 7 in november and the central bank will continue hiking its interest rates this month to curb inflation deputy governor barnabas virag said on tuesday read more according to a reuters poll november headline inflation is expected at an annual 73 the national bank of hungary nbh will hold its first fx swap tender this month later today the bank announced on friday that it will hold foreign currency swap tenders providing the euro liquidity and a discount bill tender in december to improve monetary policy transmission the fx swap tender can help stabilize the forints rate when investors adjust their positions at the end of the quarter but it usually does not have an immediate effect on the forints rate one fx trader said the polish zloty slid 007 to 45980 per euro halting its recent gains that were supported by increased rate hike expectations as november inflation jumped the national bank of poland nbp holds its next ratesetting meeting on wednesday where a reuters poll of analysts expects a 50 basispoint hike to 175 elsewhere the czech crown edged down 008 to trade at 254500 versus the common currency november inflation data in the czech republic will be published on friday industrial output data showed on tuesday that a global chip shortage in the car sector dragged heavily on czech and hungarian industrial output in october setting up their economies for a weak start to the fourth quarter global stocks rose as concerns about the omicron variant of the coronavirus eased read more warsaws wig20 equities led gains adding 177 while budapest bux was 115 higher prague px was 085 up and bucharest beti added 095 reporting by anita komuves in budapest editing by amy caren daniel