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-Politics jolts markets as Japan stocks soar 4%, bitcoin leaps to record high with gold * Oil prices jump 1.5% after lower-than-expected OPEC+ output hike * PRECIOUS-Gold sails past $3,900/oz for first time on safe-haven bids * MIDEAST STOCKS-Gulf bourses gain on optimism over further US rate cuts * Hamas readies for Gaza talks that US hopes will halt war, free hostages * Netanyahu faces far-right backlash as Trump presses to end Gaza war * Israel deports 29 more Gaza aid flotilla activists * OPEC+ opts for modest oil output hike as glut fears mount * Tel Aviv shares hit all-time highs on optimism over end to Gaza war UNITED ARAB EMIRATES * Turkish car rental firm Getir Arac sold by Mubadala and Turkish shareholder * Dubai Financial Market Registers RTV International Technologies As Trading System Vendor QATAR * QatarEnergy Acquires Interest In North Cleopatra Exploration Block Offshore Egypt KUWAIT * Kuwait International Bank Obtains CMA Approval To Issue Up To $300 Mln Sukuk OMAN * Muscat Insurance Appoints Steven John Samson As CEO EGYPT * Al Baraka Bank Egypt Intends To Acquire Upto 90% Of Al Tawfeek Leasing- FRA (Compiled by Bangalore newsroom) (The article has been published through a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has been published verbatim. Liability lies with original publisher.)
