Mideast Stocks: Factors to watch - August 29

JBF Industries

29/08/2017 05:40

DUBAI, Aug 29 (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 for their 
accuracy. 
 
    INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL 
    * GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks tumble, yen gains after N.Korea 
fires missile over Japan  MKTS/GLOB  
    * MIDEAST STOCKS-Saudi banks strong before FTSE upgrade 
decision, Egypt rebounds  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1LE2K7 
    * Flooding knocks out U.S. refineries, crude hit by supply 
disruptions  O/R  
    * PRECIOUS-Gold climbs to 9-1/2 month high as North Korea 
tensions escalate  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1LF16J 
    * INTERVIEW-In Syrian skies, U.S. pilots learn how fast air 
war can morph  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N1L81GA 
    * Netanyahu: Iran building missile production sites in 
Syria, Lebanon  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1LE1OV 
    * Car bomb kills eight at Baghdad market - medics 
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1LE2D6 
    * EXCLUSIVE-U.S.-backed Raqqa battle should end in two 
months, says senior SDF commander  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1L73HN 
 
    EGYPT 
    * Egypt to lower customs exchange rate to 16 pounds from 
Sept. 1  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1LE195 
    * Egypt's GASC seeks wheat for Oct. 1-10 shipment  
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1LE4K6 
    * Egypt to decide on fate of Romanian wheat cargo after Eid 
holiday   urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1LE4CF 
    * Average yields fall on Egypt's five- and 10-year T-bonds   
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1LE40Q 
    * Germany and Egypt agree deal to stem migrant flow   
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1LE23X 
     
    SAUDI ARABIA 
    * Dow Chemical plans to boost stake in Sadara JV to 50 pct  
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1LE3FD 
    * Saudi says it's prepared to handle any stampede or disease 
at haj  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1LE4K7 
    * MEDIA-Saudi Arabia, Russia pushing for three-month 
extension to oil cut deal - WSJ  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N1LE4YC 
 
    UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 
    * Grappling with debt, UAE's JBF RAK in talks to sell 
Belgian plant -sources  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1LD0AD 
    * BRIEF-Shuaa Capital initiates procedures for securities 
business Egypt re-entry  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1LE02F 
    * BRIEF-flydubai H1 loss widens  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN1LE02B 
 
    QATAR 
    * Qatar may cut capital spending because of sanctions 
 urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N1LE2CJ 
 
 (Compiled by Dubai Newsroom) 
 
Keywords: MIDEAST FACTORS/