DUBAI, June 1 (Reuters) - 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-Asia stocks follow Wall Street's negative lead, sterling slips on election fears

* MIDEAST STOCKS-Ezdan spooks Qatar; Dana jumps, MSCI shares lift Egypt

* Oil futures climb 1 pct after U.S. stockpile draw

* PRECIOUS-Gold holds near five-week highs, but potential U.S. rate hike drags

* Middle East Crude-Benchmarks fall as sentiment weakens

* Trump expected to delay U.S. embassy move to Jerusalem -sources

* Emerging markets see 6th straight month of net foreign investor inflows -IIF

* Gulf Arab row rattles Trump's anti-Iran axis

* Turkmenistan plans higher gas exports to China, steady sales to Iran

* POLL-Mideast funds lose interest in UAE equities as poor volumes eclipse valuations

* OPEC, non-OPEC committed to cutting inventories to 5-yr average-Falih

* Asian imports of Iranian oil in April rose 23 pct from a year ago

* Turkish trade deficit widens 16.7 percent in April

EGYPT

* Egypt's GASC buys 180,000 tonnes of Russian, Romanian wheat

* Egypt M2 money supply up 38.7 pct at end-April -central bank

* Foreign investments in Egyptian government securities jump 13 percent

* Egypt keeps customs exchange rate at 16.5 pounds/dlr in June

SAUDI ARABIA

* Saudi Aramco sets June propane price at $385/tonne

* Saudi British Bank picks Goldman for Alawwal merger - sources

* Saudi Aramco signs deals to build Gulf's biggest shipyard

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

* Kurdistan govt rejects $26.5 bln claim in Dana Gas

QATAR

* Qatar Petroleum will study raising production capacity of its LNG trains

* Qatar International Islamic Bank launches operations of Umnia Bank in Morocco

BAHRAIN

* Bahrain outlaws main secular opposition group

* Al Baraka Banking Group issues $400 mln Islamic sukuk

* Moody's maintains negative outlook on Bahrain's banking system

OMAN

* Oman crude OSP fall to $50.55/bbl for July

* Fitch rates Oman's Sukuk 'BBB'

(Compiled by Dubai Newsroom)