MIDEAST STOCKS-Gulf markets may have soft tone on oil, earnings

Gulf stock markets may have a soft tone on Monday after oil prices slipped overnight and a few high-profile companies in the region posted third-quarter earnings that were below or at the low end of forecasts. Brent crude oil is down 0.4 percent to $49.47 a barrel, while Asian stocks are moving sideways amid concern that Donald Trump is making gains in U.S. presidential election polling.