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

INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL

* GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian stocks hold gains, dollar strong on Fed official comments 

* Oil prices rise on Mideast tensions; crude stock build caps gains 

* PRECIOUS-Gold eases on firm dollar, hawkish Fed official

* MIDEAST STOCKS-Dubai gains as UAE eases travel curbs; other markets mixed

* GCC economies expected to grow 2.2% this year, says World Bank 

* Gulf buy now, pay later firm Tabby raises $50 mln, to speed up expansion 

 

EGYPT

* Egypt's net foreign reserves rise slightly to $40.6 billion in July - c.bank 

* Alexandria Company For Pharmaceuticals And Chemical Industries FY Profit Falls

* Misr Intercontinental For Granite And Marble H1 Loss Widens 

* Egypt's NATCO hires adviser for bond sale, mulls IPO 

 

SAUDI ARABIA

* Saudi Arabian Mining Posts Qtrly Profit 

* National Petrochemical Posts Quarterly Profit 

* Saudi Industrial Investment Group Posts Qtrly Profit 

* Northern Region Cement Board Proposes H1 Dividend 

* Northern Region Cement Quarterly Profit Rises 

* Saudi Research And Marketing Announces Contract Sign Off With Taoq Public Relations 

* Eastern Province Cement Quarterly Profit Rise 

* Arab National Bank Quarterly Profit Falls 

* Saudi Arabia raises Sept crude official selling prices for Asia - Aramco 

* Saudi British Bank Posts Quarterly Profit

* Savola Group Qtrly Profit Falls

 

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

* Mubadala Capital’s Blue Whale Acquisition Corp I Announces Pricing of $200 Million IPO 

* Dubai Islamic Bank Increase In Fol To 40% Implemented 

* Ras Al Khaimah Cement Q2 Loss Narrows 

* Al Khaleej Investment Q2 Profit Rises 

* Dubai Aerospace Enterprise H1 Profit Falls

* Investcorp swings to profit, N.American PE fund raises $1 bln 

 

KUWAIT

* Kuwait's KFH eyes government projects in Saudi, plans new sukuk in 2022 

* Kuwait's Advanced Technology Q2 Profit Rises 

* Kuwait's National Investments Posts Q2 Profit 

* Kuwait's Amar Finance And Leasing Posts Q2 Profit 

* KIPCO Board Approves To Increase Share Capital 

* Gulf Franchising Holding Q2 Loss Narrows 

* Kuwait International Bank Posts Q2 Profit 

* Kuwait's Salhia Real Estate Q2 Profit Falls 

 

BAHRAIN

* Bahrain's Ahli United Bank Q2 Profit Rises

(Compiled by Dubai newsroom) ((dubai.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com))