MIDEAST – Factors to watch – September 30

Here are some factors that may affect Middle East stock markets on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified the press reports and does not vouch for their accuracy. INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL * Asian shares, gold rise on US shutdown watch; crude falls * Oil dips as OPEC+ plan stokes supply-surplus concerns * Gold hits record high, heads for best month in 14 years on safe-haven rush * MIDEAST STOCKS-Most stock markets gain on US rate cut hopes * Trump secures Netanyahu's agreement to Gaza deal but Hamas support in question * UAE presses Netanyahu to back Trump Gaza plan, warns against West Bank annexation * Israel's Netanyahu expresses regret to Qatar for Doha attack, White House says * Saudi Arabia expected to lift November crude prices to Asia SAUDI ARABIA * 'Battlefield' maker Electronic Arts to go private in record-setting $55 billion LBO * Dar Global to launch $1 billion Trump project in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah UNITED ARAB EMIRATES * ADNOC manager optimistic about EU's Covestro takeover review * Abu Dhabi approves $11.4 billion expansion of strategy to enhance quality of life * Investcorp capital Exits Investcorp managed U.S. industrial real estate portfolio nFWN3VE0PU * Air Arabia welcomes first Airbus A320neo aircraft QATAR * QatarEnergy signs long-term helium supply deal with Germany's Messer BAHRAIN * Italy and Bahrain sign memorandum worth over 1 billion euros * BECO Capital raises $370 mln to back founders from pre-seed to IPO in Gulf EGYPT * Egypt seen cutting interest rates by 100 basis points on Thursday (Compiled by Bangalore newsroom)

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