Mideast Stocks: Factors to watch on April 14

Mideast Stocks: Factors to watch on April 14

* Oil maintains upward momentum but virus concerns cap gains * PRECIOUS-Gold unchanged after early spike as firm bond yields offset weak dollar * MIDEAST STOCKS-Financials drag major Gulf markets lower * EMERGING MARKETS-Stocks, FX muted ahead of U.S. inflation data; Alibaba gains* JPMorgan downgrades emerging market currencies to 'underweight' * China push for global power tops U.S. security threats - intelligence report * OPEC raises 2021 oil demand growth forecast on hopes virus impact wanes * Iran to begin 60% uranium enrichment after nuclear site incident * Dislodged ship held in Suez Canal as talks continue over $916 mln claim * Ship owned by Israeli firm attacked off UAE coast: media * Stalled Pfizer deal clouds Israel's hopes of swift herd immunity * Lebanon to ask Russia for help restoring port, building power plants * Syria's Assad dismisses central bank chief Karfoul* Turkey plans April 24-May 4 Afghanistan peace summit * Tunisian journalists protest over new head of state news agency * Israel to allow limited entry of foreign tour groups in May * Sudan due to send first delegation to Israel next week, sources say * Lebanon's president says new maritime claim needs government approval * Iran sees record spike in COVID cases after holiday travels* Jordan makes no purchase in tender for 120,000