MIDEAST STOCKS-Gulf may move sideways; UAE earnings in line with expectations

DUBAI, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Stock markets in the Gulf may move sideways on Wednesday as oil prices have stalled near $55 a barrel and sluggish global shares offer little positive impetus, while fourth-quarter earnings from large caps in the United Arab Emirates came broadly in line with expectations. Dubai's Emaar Malls, a unit of Emaar Properties , reported a 3.9 percent rise in fourth-quarter net profit to 452 million dirhams ($123 million); EFG Hermes had forecast 466.95 million dirhams and SICO