Mideast Stocks: Factors to watch - April 21

Kordsa Teknik Tekstil

21/04/2015 04:08

DUBAI, April 21 (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-Stocks steady after China stimulus, euro 
hurt by Greek woes  MKTS/GLOB  
    * Oil prices ease as U.S. stockpiles seen rising  O/R  
    * PRECIOUS-Gold holds losses below $1,200 on stronger dollar 
 ID:nL4N0XH6CB  
    * MIDEAST STOCKS-Saudi Arabia slips, other Gulf markets rise 
 ID:nL5N0XH1R8  
    * Middle East Crude-Chinaoil buying supports  ID:nL4N0XH3I9  
    * 10:59:59 AM  RTRS - MEDIA-U.S. airlines claim to document 
subsidies at Gulf rivals- WSJ  ID:nL4N0XI09E  
    * U.S. Navy sends more warships near Yemen in security move 
 ID:nL1N0XH1RB  
    * Iran charging U.S. journalist Rezaian with four crimes 
-Washington Post  ID:nL1N0XH16C  
    * IFC invests $18 mln in Al Safi Danone's Iraq unit 
 ID:nL5N0XH30O  
    * BP says taking more oil from Iraq as payment  BP.L 
 ID:nL5N0XH28Q  
    * IFSB guidance for Islamic banks may spur sukuk issues, 
deposit insurance  ID:nL5N0X60QV  
 
    TURKEY 
    * Germany, defying Turkey, to call 1915 Armenian massacre 
'genocide'  ID:nL5N0XH41K  
    * Oil flows via Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline hit new high of 
650,000 bpd  ID:nL5N0XH25U  
    * Turkey's Vakifbank secures syndicated loan of $204 mln and 
763 mln euros  ID:nI7N0WQ028  
    * Turkey's Sabanci says roadshow April 20-29 for Kordsa 
stake sale  ID:nL5N0XH0PX  
 
    EGYPT 
    * Canada to issue passport to jailed Al Jazeera journalist 
Fahmy  ID:nL1N0XH2HL  
    * Egyptian pound steady on official and black markets 
 ID:nL5N0XH3GP  
    * Egypt central bank to hold rates after inflation pick-up 
-survey  ID:nL5N0XB3Y0  
    * Egypt sentences 22 members of Brotherhood to 
death-judicial sources  ID:nL5N0XH1WP  
    * CIB to submit offer for Citigroup's Egyptian retail 
portfolio  ID:nL5N0XH1UI  
    * Egypt's foodmaker Edita signs $12 mln contracts with 
Hostess Brands  ID:nL5N0XH1GM  
    * Egypt's EFG-Hermes seeks to raise $51 mln in capital hike  
 ID:nL5N0XH157  
 
    SAUDI ARABIA 
    * Naimi says Saudi oil production near record high in April  
 ID:nL4N0XC2BO  
    * Saudi's Tasnee to cut costs, revise contracts after 
swinging to loss  ID:nL5N0XH2JI  
    * TABLE-Saudi Arabia Q1 earnings estimates  ID:nL5N0XH2VL  
    * Saudi's Al Tayyar Travel Group posts 2.1 pct Q1 net profit 
rise  ID:nL5N0XH2RT  
    * Saudi's Sipchem Q1 net profit up 17.3 pct, misses 
estimates  ID:nL5N0XH2O8  
    * Saudi Arabia on alert over possible oil or mall attack 
 ID:nL5N0XH116  
    * Saudi Telecom first-quarter net profit rises 4.7 pct 
 ID:nL5N0XH08Y  
    * Saudi's Fawaz Abdulaziz Alhokair Q4 net profit rises 5.7 
pct  ID:nL5N0XH0CR  
 
    UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 
    * Obama, Abu Dhabi crown prince discuss need for military 
equipment  ID:nL1N0XH2E4  
    * UAE's ADNOC says no timeframe for decision on onshore 
concession  ID:nL5N0XH37K  
    * TABLE-Abu Dhabi Q1 earnings estimates  ID:nL5N0XH2WR  
    * TABLE-Dubai Q1 earnings estimates  ID:nL5N0XH2WE  
    * ADNOC to ramp up run rate at newly expanded Ruwais 
refinery by June  ID:nL4N0XH2RK  
    * UAE buyer tenders for wheat, barley corn and soymeal 
-trade  ID:nL5N0XH0O4  
    * UAE's Union National Bank Q1 net profit rises 20 pct  
 ID:nL5N0XG0R9  
 
    QATAR 
    * Qatar's Masraf Al Rayan Q1 profit rises 18 pct, beats 
estimates  ID:nL5N0XH2IS  
    * TABLE-Qatar Q1 earnings estimates  ID:nL5N0XH2VU  
    * Qatar's Doha Bank Q1 net profit rises 5.2 pct, ahead of 
estimates  ID:nL5N0XH200  
    * Fitch Assigns Barwa Bank Q.S.C. 'A+' IDR; Outlook Stable  ID:nFit920106  
    * Industries Qatar Q1 net profit falls 40 pct 
 ID:nL5N0XH09S  
 
    BAHRAIN 
    * Moody's downgrades three Bahraini banks' ratings to 
Baa3/Prime-3, negative outlook  ID:nMDYRs0VY  
    * TABLE-Bahrain Q1 earnings estimates  ID:nL5N0XH2X3  
 
    KUWAIT 
    * CERAWEEK-Kuwait's KUFPEC looking for acquisitions globally 
with current oil prices -CEO  ID:nL1N0XH2BJ  
    * TABLE-Kuwait Q1 earnings estimates  ID:nL5N0XH2VZ  
    * Kuwait fin min: studying proposals to introduce same tax 
for local, foreign cos  ID:nL5N0XH1H9  
 
    OMAN 
    * BP expects to start gas output from Oman's Khazzan by 
2017  BP.L  ID:nL5N0XH3AD  
    * TABLE-Oman Q1 earnings estimates  ID:nL5N0XH2WX  
    * Oman Feb bank lending growth 11.4 pct y/y, fastest since 
Jan 2013  ID:nL5N0XH1WZ  
    * Oman's ONIC Holding and Ominvest say boards approve 
proposed merger  ID:nL5N0XH154  
 
 (Compiled by Dubai newsroom) 
 ((dubai.newsroom@reuters.com)) 
 
Keywords: MIDEAST FACTORS/