Mideast Stocks: Factors to watch on June 14

Mideast Stocks: Factors to watch on June 14

DUBAI - Here are some factors that may affect Middle East stock markets on Monday. Reuters has not verified the press reports and does not vouch for their accuracy. INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL * GLOBAL MARKETS-World stocks near record high as investors await dovish Fed act * Oil holds near multi-year highs amid demand recovery * PRECIOUS-Gold prices at 1-1/2-week low on dollar strength as Fed meeting looms * MIDEAST STOCKS-Saudi index outperforms as financials boost; Egypt falls * Lebanon currency drops to new low as financial meltdown deepens * Jordan ex-royal court chief faces trial over alleged monarchy plot * Algerian parliamentary election results expected within days, authority says * Netanyahu out, Bennett in as Israel marks end of an era * Biden welcomes new Israeli government, reaffirms security support * EXPLAINER-Who's who in Israel's new patchwork coalition government EGYPT * Egyptian bourse chief expects four IPOs in second half of year * France agrees to 1.8 bln euros in financing for Egypt SAUDI ARABIA * Saudi shopping malls open only to vaccinated people from August -State TV * Saudi Arabia's Dur and Taiba in merger talks * bolsters MENA investments division * Drone falls on school in Saudi Aseer province, no