Mideast Stocks: Factors to watch on October 18

Mideast Stocks: Factors to watch on October 18

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-Chinese and HK shares fall as China Q3 GDP misses estimates * Oil prices climb to highest in years as COVID recovery, power generators stoke demand * PRECIOUS-Gold ticks higher as U.S. bond yields, dollar ease * MIDEAST STOCKS-Saudi index hits multi-year peak as Gulf bourses end higher * Lebanon's Maronite patriarch says judges must be left to work * Syrian government, opposition agree to redraft constitution -envoy * Iraq says oil price above $80 is 'a positive indicator' - spokesman * Sudan protest calls for military coup as political crisis deepens * Saudi Arabia advises citizens not to travel to Lebanon - ministry EGYPT * Egypt says will impose coronavirus restrictions on public employees after Nov 15 * Egypt remittances from workers abroad down 3% to $2.79 bln in July 2021- MENA * Egypt's arrears to foreign oil firms down to $845 mln by end of FY 2020-21 - minister * Egypt's oil minister says foreign investments down 26% to $5.4 bln in 2020-21 SAUDI ARABIA *