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DUBAI - Here are some factors that may affect Middle East stock markets on Wednesday. Reuters has not verified the press reports and does not vouch for their accuracy.
INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL
* GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks up as vaccine shields against second-wave worries
* Oil gains after stockpile draw amid hopes for coronavirus vaccine
* MIDEAST STOCKS-Gulf markets rally on vaccine optimism, oil price rise
* PRECIOUS-Gold firms on softer dollar, concerns over rising virus cases
* Israel's Peregrine launches $300 mln life sciences VC fund
* Israel to send first delegation to Sudan on Sunday to firm up normalisation - source
* Israeli parliament approves deal establishing ties with Bahrain
* Israeli military says it downed Hezbollah drone from Lebanon
* Palestinian negotiator Erekat dies after contracting COVID-19
* Reactions to death of PLO Secretary General Saeb Erekat
* Poor turnout in Jordan elections reflects limits of kingdom's democracy
* Iran to double coronavirus tests to 100,000 per day
* U.S. imposes Iran-related sanctions on individuals, companies
* Iran frees 157 detained during protests as more U.S. sanctions loom
EGYPT
* POLL-Egypt central bank expected to leave interest rates unchanged
* Egypt's headline inflation quickens to 4.5% in October
SAUDI ARABIA
* Saudi economy contracts 4.2% in Q3, improves from Q2
* Saudi Arabia, Iraq to commit to all decisions that have been agreed -joint statement
* Fitch revises Aramco's outlook to negative after similar move on sovereign
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
* Arabtec cuts thousands of jobs ahead of liquidation - sources
* Air Arabia reports Q3 loss, in strong position to weather pandemic
* Dubai's Emaar Malls Nine-Month Profit Falls
* Abu Dhabi's Etihad to make face masks for staff, health professionals
* UAE's ADNOC-ADQ JV plans potential investments worth over $5 billion
KUWAIT
* MSCI adds Kuwait stocks to emerging market index at 0.58% weight
* Kuwait raises December KEC crude export price for Asia
QATAR
* Qatar lowers December Marine crude OSP; keeps Land crude OSP unchanged
(Compiled by Dubai newsroom) ((dubai.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com))