MIDEAST STOCKS-Saudi soft in early trade as Q3 earnings released

DUBAI, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's stock market was slightly softer in early trade on Wednesday because of weak petrochemical shares, while some second-tier stocks moved in response to third-quarter earnings. Top petrochemical producer Saudi Basic Industries edged down 0.3 percent. A strong rebound in the stock has stalled in the past couple of days after oil prices fell back. This pushed the Saudi equity index down 0. ...