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)
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)