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DUBAI - 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-Asian shares cautiously gain on virus hopes, dollar slips
* Oil gains as hopes rise for production cut amid coronavirus outbreak
* MIDEAST STOCKS-Most Middle Eastern stocks gain in line with global equities
* PRECIOUS-Gold slips from 4-week high as dollar, equities firm on coronavirus slowdown
* EXCLUSIVE-Qatar Petroleum: coronavirus turmoil will not stop LNG expansion abroad
* Jordan central bank says too early to predict impact of coronavirus on GDP
* Trump says OPEC has not asked him for a U.S. oil production cut
* OPEC+ likely to agree to cut production if U.S. joins effort - sources
* Saudi capital, cities get 24-hour curfew, Kuwait isolates two districts over coronavirus
* Rockets land near oil district in southern Iraq; no casualties
* Dubai and Saudi Arabia explore funding options amid coronavirus fallout
EGYPT
* Egypt reports 149 new coronavirus cases, its highest daily toll
* Egypt says has enough sugar for 8.6 months, rice for 4.2 months
* EGX Says Target Real Estate Investment Raises Stake In Golden Coast El Sokhna
SAUDI ARABIA
* Saudi stock exchange Tadawul to operate with reduced working hours
* Saudi Arabia asks private sector to import 355,000 tonnes of wheat
* Saudi's Al Babtain Signs 150 Mln Riyals Banking Facility Agreement
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
* Thousands of Pakistanis in UAE seek to return home amid coronavirus outbreak
* Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank Completes Three-Bank Integration
* Julphar Has Net Exposure Of 9.9 Mln Dirhams To NMC Dubai, Abu Dhabi And KSA
* UAE's securities regulator extends date for reporting Q1 results
* Dubai's Emaar suspends construction projects due to virus - sources
* NMC in talks with lenders to avoid administration
* UAE agriculture tech start-up secures $120 mln investment commitment
* Tabreed buys 80% of Emaar Properties' Dubai cooling business for $675 mln
QATAR
* Qatar's oil prices fell over 35% in March -QNA
* Qatar non-oil private sector shrinks to lowest since August - PMI
KUWAIT
* Kuwait's Al-Arabiya Real Estate Posts Q4 Profit
* Kuwait's National Industries Halts Production At Saudi Insulated Block Co Plants
BAHRAIN
* Bahrain's GFH Shareholders Approve FY Cash Dividends
OMAN
* Oman agrees to purchase 10,000 tonnes of white sugar and other food stocks
(Compiled by Dubai newsroom) ((dubai.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com))