Mideast Stocks: Factors to watch - August 13

Banvit Bandirma Vitaminli Yem Sanayi AS

13/08/2014 04:04

DUBAI, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Here are some factors that may 
affect Middle East stock markets on Wednesday. Reuters has not 
verified the press reports and does not vouch of their accuracy. 
 
    INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL 
    * GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares pressured on Ukraine anxiety, 
euro wobbles  MKTS/GLOB  
    * Brent near 13-month trough below $103 on brisk supplies 
 O/R  
    * Gold holds above $1,300 as Ukraine worries stoke 
safe-haven demand  GOL-RTRS  
    * MIDEAST STOCKS-Property stocks boost Egypt; soft oil price 
dampens Saudi  MEAST-STX  
    * Pakistan's NBP eyes Burj Bank, plans due diligence 
 PK-ISLF  NBPK.KA  
    * Fearing Iraq's downfall, power brokers chose safe bet 
Abadi  IQ-SECUR  
    * Talks on ending Gaza war "difficult", but truce holds 
 PS-IL  
    * Talisman Energy: readying Iraqi Kurdistan assets for sale 
 TLM.TO  IQ-OILG  
    * KOGAS plans to delay Iraq's Akkas stake sale to beyond 
2017  036460.KS  IQ-OILG  
    * Jiangsu Yulong Steel signs supply contract with Lebanon's 
Zakhem Intl  601028.SS  LB-CN  
    * Islamists sought to turn Lebanon into Iraq -army chief 
 LB-SECUR  
 
    TURKEY 
    * Turkish exporters see profit from Russian ban on Western 
foods  BANVT.IS  PETUN.IS  TR-RU  
    * Profits of Turkey's Islamic Bank Asya hit by political 
feud  ASYAB.IS  
    * Turkey's Tumosan in talks on tank project, shares jump 8 
percent  TMSN.IS  
    * Turkish lira weakens as markets focus on economic policy 
outlook  TR-FRX  
    * Turkey's Vakifbank Q2 net profit falls 9 percent, beats 
forecasts  VAKBN.IS  
    * Turkey's Tupras Q2 net profit surges 160 percent, below 
forecast  TUPRS.IS  
 
    EGYPT 
    * Human Rights Watch urges U.N. probe of 'systematic' Egypt 
killings  EG-HRGT  
    * Russia to boost wheat supplies to Egypt, mulls free trade 
zone - Putin  EG-RU-WHT  
    * Egypt's FIHC seeking 25,000 tonnes soybean oil  EG-SOIL  
    * Egypt's Amer Group H2 net profit up 28 pct  AMER.CA  
 
    UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 
    * Dubai's DAMAC Q2 profit up 18 pct as property sales rise 
 DMCq.L  
    * Brent's premium to Dubai crude falls to lowest in more 
than four years  AE-CRU  
    * Emirates agrees $425 mln loan for two A380 jets - bank 
 AE-AIRL-LOA  EMIRA.UL  
    * UAE's Al Noor profit jumps on outpatient treatments 
 ANHA.L  
    * TABLE-Dubai July inflation rises to 3.4 pct, highest since 
2009  AE-INFL  
 
    SAUDI ARABIA 
    * Glad to be rid of Maliki, Saudi Arabia congratulates new 
Iraq PM  SA-IQ-PIA  
    * Saudi Arabia tells Israel only peace deal can ensure its 
survival  SA-IL-PIA  
 
    QATAR 
    * TABLE-Qatar July inflation rises to 3.1 pct y/y  QA-INFL  
    * Goldman, QNB to arrange $800 mln loan for Travelex 
acquisition  GS.N  IPO-TUL.L  QNBK.QA  
     
    KUWAIT 
    * Saudi Arabia's Savola said to bid for Kuwait's Americana - 
Bloomberg  2050.SE  FOOD.KW  
    * Kuwait M2, bank lending growth rates rebound in June 
 KW-ECI  
     
    OMAN 
    * Middle East Crude-Oman stays in discount amid ample supply 
 OM-CRU  
    * Omantel posts flat Q2 profit, beats estimates  OTL.OM  
     
 
 (Compiled by Dubai newsroom) 
 ((dubai.newsroom@reuters.com)) 
 
Keywords: MIDEAST FACTORS