MIDEAST STOCKS-Gulf mixed in early trade before OPEC decision

Saudi Arabia's stock market edged up in early trade on Wednesday while other Gulf bourses were mixed ahead of an OPEC decision expected late in the day on proposed oil production cuts to prop up prices. Most analysts believe the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries will cobble together a deal to reduce some production at its meeting on Wednesday in Vienna, which starts at 1000 GMT. Saudi Arabian Mining Co (Ma'aden) surged 2.5 percent after announcing a 24 billion riyal ($6.4 billion