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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-Dollar, U.S. yields gain, Asian shares held back by Delta worries
* Oil crawls higher on solid U.S. demand outlook despite Delta surge
* PRECIOUS-Gold gains on Delta variant concerns ahead of U.S. inflation data
* MIDEAST STOCKS-Major Gulf bourses ease, banks buoy Saudi index
EGYPT
* Egypt's headline inflation up at 5.4% in July - Reuters
* Egypt Kuwait Holding Q2 Consol Profit Rises
* UAE real estate firm Sky to invest around $1 bln in Egypt by 2023
* Telecom Egypt posts 88% jump in H1 net profit, revenue up 16%
SAUDI ARABIA
* Saudi Cabinet approves MoU with Germany in hydrogen field -cabinet
* Saudi Arabia says assistance to Lebanese depends on serious reforms -Cabinet
* Lazurde Company For Jewelry Posts Qtrly Profit
* Saudi's ABO Moati For Bookstores Posts Qtrly Profit
* Banque Bemo Saudi Fransi Q2 Profit Rises
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
* UAE's Easylease Q2 Profit Rises
* UAE's TAQA Reports H1 Net Income Of AED 2.9 Bln
* UAE's Yahsat Q2 Profit Falls
* UAE's Waha Capital Q2 Profit Falls
* UAE's Finance House H1 Profit Rises
* UAE's United Arab Bank Says Accumulated Losses Stand At 639.8 Million Dirhams
* Emaar Malls Posts Qtrly Profit
* Adnoc and Fertiglobe to sell blue ammonia to Japan's Idemitsu
* Abu Dhabi's Etihad halves half-year loss to $400 mln
* UAE's Agthia Group Q2 Profit Rises
QATAR
* Investment Holding Group H1 Profit Falls
* Qatar's Aamal H1 Profit Rises
BAHRAIN
* Bahrain National Holding Q2 Profit Rises
KUWAIT
* Kuwait's Mabanee Posts Q2 Profit
* Shamal Az-Zour Al-Oula Power And Water Q2 Profit Rises
(Compiled by Dubai newsroom) ((dubai.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com))