Mideast Stocks: Factors to watch - July 2

Kiler Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi A S

02/07/2014 04:02

DUBAI, July 2 (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-Asia shares score 3-year high as data 
cheers  MKTS/GLOB  
    * Oil dips on easing supply concerns; China data supports 
 O/R  
    * MIDEAST STOCKS-UAE, Qatar rebound as valuations become 
more attractive  MEAST-STX  
    * Gold near 3-month high on fund flows; platinum holds gain 
 GOL-RTRS  
    * U.S. imposes record fine on BNP in sanctions warning to 
banks  BNPP.PA  CSGN.VX  
    * Israel mourns teenagers, strikes Hamas in Gaza  IL-SECUR  
    * Sunnis, Kurds shun Iraq parliament after no Maliki 
replacement named  IQ-POL  
    * Libya's oil output edges to 321,000 bpd, NOC spokesman 
says  LY-OILG  
    * Iran's oil exports drop in June, stay above Western limits 
 IR-OILG  
    * Iran says ready to provide Iraq with arms to fight 
"terrorism"  IR-IQ-SECUR  
 
    TURKEY 
    * Turkish gold imports rise m/m in June to 24.3 tonnes, 
exchange says  TR-GOL  
    * New Issue-Garanti Bank prices 500 mln euro 2019 bond 
 GARAN.IS  
    * Fitch Affirms Turkey's Turcas at 'B'; Outlook Stable   
 TRCAS.IS  
    * Turkey's Erdogan positions himself for more powerful 
presidential role  TR-POL  
    * Istanbul June retail prices rise 0.66 pct, chamber of 
commerce says  TR-ECI  
    * Turkey's exports rise 6.6 pct to $12.54 bln in June - 
association  TR-TRACC  
     
    EGYPT 
    * Egypt imposes 10 pct tax on capital gains, dividends 
 EG-TAX  
    * Egypt's GASC buys 240,000 tonnes Romanian, Russian wheat 
 EG-WHT  
 
    SAUDI ARABIA 
    * Saudi Aramco lowers Arab Light crude OSP to Asia in August 
 SA-CRU  
    * Despite Saudi pledge, another big oil outage would strain 
supply  SA-OILG  
    * Saudi's Ma'aden signs $5 bln financing for phosphate 
scheme  1211.SE  2010.SE  MOS.N  
    * Saudi king appoints new spy chief as regional crisis 
spreads  SA-SECUR  
 
    UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 
    * Italy to continue Alitalia meetings next week 
 ABUDH.UL  CAITLA.UL  
    * Dubai's Arabtec to hold news conference Wednesday on 
rumours  ARTC.DU  
    * Dubai's Union Properties expects H1 profit to jump 
fivefold  UPRO.DU  
    * Abu Dhabi fund ADIA bullish on infrastructure, alternative 
investments  AE-SOV  
    * Dubai crude June average rises to $108.03/bbl - traders 
 AE-CRU  
     
    KUWAIT 
    * Italy's FSI and Kuwait's KIA create investment firm with 
$2.98 bln in assets  IT-KW-SOV  
    * TABLE-Kuwait Q1 trade surplus narrows to $19 bln, exports 
down  KW-TRACC  
    * KKR, TPG looking to buy stake in Kuwait's Americana- 
Bloomberg  FOOD.KW  KKR.N  TPG.UL  
    * Kuwaiti telco Zain appoints new chief commercial officer 
 ZAIN.KW  
     
    QATAR 
    * Turkey's Kiler strikes deal to open stores in Qatar 
 KILER.IS  KLGYO.IS  
    * TABLE-Qatar May trade surplus rises 7.8 pct y/y to $9.2 
bln  QA-TRACC  
    * TABLE-Qatar C/A surplus narrows to $17 bln in Q1 
 QA-TRACC  
    * Qatar Airways CEO threatens to halt Airbus orders if slots 
denied  QA-AIRL  AIR.PA  
 
 (Compiled by Dubai newsroom) 
 ((dubai.newsroom@reuters.com)) 
 
Keywords: MIDEAST FACTORS