Mideast Stocks: Factors to watch on April 1

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  *