Mideast Stocks: Factors to watch - December 10

Turkiye Kalkinma ve Yatirim Bankasi

10/12/2014 03:00

DUBAI, Dec 10 (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-Oil sinks again, flight to safety hits 
shares, dollar  MKTS/GLOB  
    * Brent resumes its fall, losing more than $1 on oversupply 
worries  O/R  
    * MIDEAST STOCKS-Gulf markets tumble as oil hits fresh low; 
Dubai down 3.5 pct  ID:nL6N0TT2BK  
    * PRECIOUS-Gold holds close to 7-week high on safe-haven 
demand  ID:nL3N0TU03B  
    * Middle East Crude-Dubai down, Chinaoil turns seller 
 ID:nL3N0TT33Y  
    * Congress reaches deal for $1.1 trln U.S. spending bill 
 ID:nL1N0TT1K8  
    * CIA tortured, misled, U.S. report finds, drawing calls for 
action  ID:nL1N0TT0RD  
    * UN says rich nations pledge to take 100,000 Syrian 
refugees- TRFN  ID:nL6N0TT41G  
    * Sudan ceasefire talks end without deal as violence 
increases  ID:nL6N0TT1ER  
    * INSIGHT-How Yemen's Houthis control Sanaa and alarm the 
West  ID:nL6N0TT3NS  
    * Iraq presses Hagel for more U.S. air strikes, weapons  
 ID:nL6N0TT0OM  
 
    TURKEY 
    * Turkey's Sisecam says units to sell 26 percent Soda 
Sanayii stake  ID:nL6N0TT3HT  
    * Turkey's Torunlar says considering Baskentgaz IPO  
 ID:nL6N0TT2NS  
    * Turkey rebuffs EU criticism on waning foreign policy 
alignment  ID:nL6N0TT225  
    * Turkey's Ford Otosan says signed deal for production in 
Russia  ID:nL6N0TT2AE  
    * Turkiye Kalkinma Bankasi signs loan agreement with EIB 
 ID:nFWN0TT06G  
    * Turkey's Enka Insaat says to sign deal to build 3,000 MW 
power plant in Iraq  ID:nI7N0RX02M  
 
    EGYPT 
    * BP to invest $12 bln in Egypt over 5 yrs, boost gas 
supplies  ID:nL6N0TT2FI  
    * Egypt extends period of Abraaj bid for Bisco Misr to match 
Kellogg's  ID:nL6N0TT2ZS  
    * Egyptian state banks lose talent to private sector over 
wage cap  ID:nL6N0TR0I8  
    * Egyptian judge jails democracy activist for 3 years for 
"insulting court"  ID:nL6N0TT1LL  
    * Egypt to tender for second LNG import terminal -source   
 ID:nL6N0TT12B  
 
    SAUDI ARABIA 
    * Fitch:Public Spending Drives Favourable Macro Outlook and 
Business Opportunities for Saudi Banks  ID:nFit850560  
 
    UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 
    * New Scotland Yard, storied London police HQ, sold to Abu 
Dhabi  ID:nL6N0TT3IO  
    * Dubai developer revives port city project with $183 mln 
tower  ID:nL6N0TT26P  
    * Market, not OPEC, will determine oil price - UAE official  
 ID:nL6N0TT1ZS  
    * UAE to activate China currency swap soon -c.banker  
 ID:nL6N0TT1R4  
    * Dubai conglomerate Al Habtoor casts doubt on listing plans 
 ID:nL6N0TT1PP  
    * UAE forex peg here to stay -c.bank assistant chief  
 ID:nL6N0TT14U  
    * UAE c.bank studying new rules for bank lending against 
shares  ID:nL6N0TT0WZ  
    * UAE's Bank of Sharjah plans to refinance $200 mln loan in 
Q1 2015  ID:nL6N0TT06S  
 
    KUWAIT 
    * Kuwaiti emir says oil price fall hitting Gulf Arab incomes 
  ID:nL6N0TT3RI  
    * Kuwait's Investment Dar eyes second debt-for-assets deal 
by March  ID:nL6N0TT2TW  
 
    QATAR 
    * Qatar emir urges Gulf Arab solidarity amid regional 
turmoil  ID:nL6N0TT3WA  
    * U.S. couple formerly held in Qatar sues husband's 
ex-employer  ID:nL1N0TT1Q9  
    * Poland's PGNiG signs amendment to LNG deal with Qatargas 
 ID:nW8N0TA00F  
 
    BAHRAIN 
    * One killed in Bahrain blast, second bomb in two days  
 ID:nL6N0TT17T  
 
 (Compiled by Dubai newsroom) 
 ((dubai.newsroom@reuters.com)) 
 
Keywords: MIDEAST FACTORS