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 slip, short-term yields leap with inflation

* Oil falls after increases in U.S. crude, fuel stockpiles 

* PRECIOUS-Gold eases on firmer U.S. dollar, yields ahead of c.bank meetings 

* MIDEAST STOCKS-Qatar slides as banks weigh, Egypt gains ahead of c.bank meet 

* Investcorp to launch $500 mln pre-IPO fund, to list fifth Saudi company in 2022 

 

EGYPT

* Egypt's GASC sets wheat tender for shipment Dec 1-10 

* Egypt's Suez Canal reduces fixed rebate on tolls for LNG carriers to 15% from Nov 1 - circular 

* Eni's discoveries in Egypt's western desert amount to 50 mln barrels of oil equivalent 

 

SAUDI ARABIA

* Saudi fund says to deposit $3 bln in Pakistan central bank -state news agency 

* Saudi Aramco signs five MoUs as part of initiative to tackle emissions -statement

* Saudi Ma'aden board to weigh whether to pay dividend in December 

* Electrical Industries Quarterly Profit Rises

* Petro Rabigh Posts Qtrly Profit 

 

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

* Petrofac Says Contract Awards Expected To Accelerate In 2022 ]

* Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank Egypt Says Bank Holds 98% Shareholding In New Consumer Financing Co 

* Regulator for Dubai's DIFC issues first part of digital assets framework 

* UAE's Adnoc says power grid to be supplied by nuclear, solar energy 

* Alpha Dhabi Holding's Trojan General Contracting Forms JV To Construct Guggenheim Abu Dhabi 

* Ports giant DP World expects container volume growth to moderate in Q4 

 

QATAR

* Qatar's Milaha Nine-Month Profit Rises 

* Qatar Insurance Posts Nine-Month Profit 

* Doha Bank Nine-Month Profit Rises 

* Qatar Electricity And Water Nine-Month Profit Rises 

* QatarEnergy And Qatar Foundation Sign Solar Energy Cooperation MoUs 

* Qatar's ruler says citizenship laws to be amended, slams excessive tribalism 

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