Mideast Stocks: Factors to watch - December 16

Hurriyet Gazetecilik ve Matbaacilik

16/12/2014 03:00

DUBAI, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Here are some factors that may 
affect Middle East stock markets on Tuesday. Reuters has not 
verified the press reports and does not vouch of their accuracy. 
 
    INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL 
    * GLOBAL MARKETS-Rouble jumps on Russia rate hike, oil 
pressured  MKTS/GLOB  
    * Oil falls anew as OPEC emergency meet, output cut ruled 
out  O/R  
    * MIDEAST STOCKS-Most Gulf markets stabilise as oil's plunge 
pauses  ID:nL6N0TZ238  
    * PRECIOUS-Gold edges up after worst day in a year 
 ID:nL3N0U007H  
    * Police storm Sydney cafe to end hostage siege, three dead 
 ID:nL3N0TZ4LR  
    * More air strikes near eastern Libyan oil port and border 
to Tunisia  ID:nL6N0TZ45P  
    * Palestinian U.N. statehood bid at heart of Kerry-Netanyahu 
talks  ID:nL6N0TZ322  
    * UN Gulf War fund to meet this week on Iraq payment delay 
 ID:nL6N0TZ2QZ  
    * Iran's Rouhani says will try to clinch nuclear deal as 
talks with US resume  ID:nL6N0TZ1VS  
    * INSIGHT-Iranian support seen crucial for Yemen's Houthis 
 ID:nL6N0TT3SE  
 
    TURKEY 
    * Moody's confirms Bank Asya's Caa1 deposit rating; outlook 
negative  ID:nMDY85lRXm  
    * Turkey's Erdogan says media raids a response to "dirty" 
plot  ID:nL6N0TZ2AR  
    * Hurriyet says to raise its unit Dogan Haber Ajansi capital 
  ID:nFWN0TZ035  
    * Turkey's Tupras aims for full utilisation at Izmit after 
upgrade  ID:nL6N0TZ2AI  
    * Turkish budget surplus 3.6 billion lira in November - 
Finance Ministry  ID:nI7N0OI00S  
    * Turkey's Aug-Oct unemployment rate rises to 10.5 pct 
 ID:nI7N0OI00O  
 
    EGYPT 
    * Egypt to try hundreds of civilians in military courts  
 ID:nL6N0TZ46C  
    * Kuwaiti ship, Egyptian fishing boat, collide in Red Sea, 
killing 13  ID:nL6N0TZ3U4  
    * World Bank urges Egypt to make reforms before investor 
conference  ID:nL6N0TZ398  
    * Islamist group criticises Egypt over arrest warrant for 
cleric  ID:nL6N0TZ0XS  
    * Sisters in the vanguard as Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood 
battles to survive  ID:nL6N0TZ32Z  
    * Egyptian pound steady on official and unofficial markets 
 ID:nL6N0TZ1PX  
 
    SAUDI ARABIA 
    * Saudi Prince Alwaleed says new TV channel to start Feb 1 
 ID:nL6N0TZ1S0  
    * Austria to close Saudi school for not naming teachers 
 ID:nL6N0TZ211  
    * Saudi Arabian security man shot dead in Riyadh-police 
 ID:nL6N0TZ07Q  
     
    UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 
    * UAE says no need for emergency OPEC meeting, market will 
fix itself  ID:nL6N0TZ3GO  
    * Abu Dhabi's Aldar to cut debt by over a third within two 
yrs -CFO  ID:nL6N0TZ2BX  
    * UAE's Dana Gas says Kurdistan failed to pay $100 mln 
 ID:nL6N0TZ1WH  
    * WNS (Holdings) to manage trade finance and credit 
operations for commercial bank of Dubai  ID:nWNAB05HZT  
    * Shetty gets loan of up to $800 mln for Travelex purchase - 
sources  ID:nL6N0TZ14P  
    * TABLE-Abu Dhabi November inflation eases to 3.7 pct y/y 
 ID:nL6N0TZ0Z3  
    * TABLE-UAE October bank lending growth rises to 9.9 pct y/y 
 ID:nL6N0TZ0AO  
     
    KUWAIT 
    * TABLE-Kuwait Q3 trade surplus narrows to $18 bln, exports 
down  ID:nL6N0TZ1JT  
     
    QATAR 
    * Qatar's Barwa Real Estate wins $206 mln warehouse contract 
 ID:nL6N0TZ083  
 
    OMAN 
    * INSIGHT-Sultan's absence raises worries over Oman 
succession  ID:nL6N0TT293  
 
    BAHRAIN 
    * Bahraini telco Viva eyes data growth as per-user call 
income falls  ID:nL6N0TZ0LF  
 
 (Compiled by Dubai newsroom) 
 ((dubai.newsroom@reuters.com)) 
 
Keywords: MIDEAST FACTORS