MIDEAST - Factors to watch - July 19

Tadawul All Shares Index

Tadawul All Shares Index

TASI.SA

0.00

Here are some factors that may affect Middle East stock markets on Sunday. Reuters has not verified the press reports and does not vouch for their accuracy.


INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL

* GLOBAL MARKETS-World stocks fall in semiconductor rout; oil rises on Middle East escalationMKTS/GLOB

* Oil settles up on renewed US-Iran hostilities and threat of Red Sea closureO/R

* PRECIOUS-Gold on track for biggest weekly loss in six as Iran war fans inflation worriesGOL/

* MIDEAST STOCKS-Dubai index hits five-week low on U.S.-Iran escalation[.MIDEAST]

* US ends eighth consecutive night of Iran strikes, Central Command saysnP8N3Z0046


SAUDI ARABIA

* Saudi PIF set to win EU nod for Electronic Arts deal under subsidy rules, sources saynL1N43J0LV

* Saudi says danger passed in Al-Kharj and Yanbu after early warningsnS8N42B0IE


KUWAIT

* Kuwait Airways reschedules most flights after airport suspension following Iranian attacknS8N42S017

* Kuwait Petroleum Corporation reports damage and injuries from Iranian attacks, state media saysnS8N43B06S