MIDEAST STOCKS-Saudi continues rebound, rest of Gulf soft

Saudi Arabia's stock market continued rallying early on Monday after last week's big international bond sale by the government boosted sentiment, but other Gulf markets were soft after some weak third-quarter earnings. It underperformed the region earlier this year as low oil prices and government austerity measures hit the economy hard, so may now have more room to snap back. Retail chain Jarir Marketing gained 3.5 percent after chairman Muhammad Alagil told Reuters that the retail sector's slu