Mideast Stocks: Factors to watch on April 1
- Date: 01-Apr-2021
- Source: Zawya
- Sector:Financial Markets
- Country:Gulf
Mideast Stocks: Factors to watch on April 1
* Oil gains ahead of OPEC+ meeting on output policy * MIDEAST STOCKS-Saudi shares outperform on $1.3 trillion private investment push * PRECIOUS-Gold rebounds from three-week low as dollar rally pauses * POLL-Rising U.S. yields a villain in EM FX growth story, sell-off likely by end-June * COLUMN-Prolonged OPEC+ output cuts will confirm bearish outlook: Russell * OPEC oil output rises in March, led by Iran - Reuters survey * BREAKINGVIEWS-Capital Calls-Saudi Arabia adds new scratch to crown jewel * Lloyd's of London sees 'large loss' due to Suez Canal blockage * Iraqi parliament approves 2021 budget of $89 billion * After inconclusive election, Netanyahu urges right-wing rivals to join him * Hezbollah: Time to end deadlock and agree new Lebanese government * Jailed Fatah leader shakes up Palestinian election by running rival candidates against his own party * Israel plans to give Pfizer's COVID vaccine to adolescents upon FDA approval * Yemen gets first COVID-19 vaccines but is "at the back of the queue" EGYPT* Investigator boards ship at start of probe into Suez Canal blockage * Suez Canal chairman says losses from Ever Given blockage could reach $1 bln * Egypt's cabinet sets wheat procurement price at 725 Egyptian pounds per ardeb * Drugmaker Bausch to sell stake in Egypt's Amoun Pharma for $740 mln *