U.S. stock index futures edged up on Wednesday as investors assessed President Donald Trump's aggressive tariff moves and kept a close watch on negotiations with global trade partners. .N

** British American Tobacco PLC <BTI.N>:BUZZ - Jefferies terms BAT as 'top pick' among global tobacco companies, shares jump 3.3% nL6N3T60EM

** Novo Nordisk A/S <NVO.N >:

** Sanofi SA <SNY.PA >:

** AstraZeneca PLC <NVO.O>:BUZZ - European pharmaceuticals fall on looming U.S. tariffs nL8N3T60CP

** Verona Pharma PLC <VRNA.O>:BUZZ - Jumps after Merck's $10 billion acquisition nL4N3T60VJ

** Bloom Energy Corp <BE.N>:BUZZ - Rises after J.P. Morgan upgrades to 'overweight' nL6N3T60FM

** Newmont Corp <NEM.N>:

** Barrick Mining Corp <B.N>:

** Gold Fields Ltd <GFI.N>:

** Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd <HMY.N>:

BUZZ - Gold miners down as bullion prices edge lower on strong US dollar nL4N3T60RJ

** AES Corp <AES.N>:BUZZ - Jumps on report of potential sale efforts nL4N3T60RI

** UnitedHealth Group Inc <UNH.N>:BUZZ - Falls after WSJ report on US Justice department investigating co's Medicare billing nL4N3T60R5

** Cogent Biosciences Inc <COGT.O>:BUZZ - Slips after upsized $200 mln equity offering nL6N3T60HB

** Starbucks Corp <SBUX.O>:BUZZ - Rises on CNBC report China business attracts bids for up to $10 billion valuation nL6N3T60H0

** PVH Corp <PVH.N>:BUZZ - Slips as TD Cowen downgrades to 'hold' nL6N3T60HR

** NextEra Energy Inc <NEE.N>:BUZZ - Scotiabank says NextEra Energy's outlook safe from impact of Trump's bill nL4N3T60U6

** Norfolk Southern Corp <NSC.N>:BUZZ - Inches down after Citi cuts to 'neutral' on valuation nL4N3T60W9

** T-Mobile US Inc <TMUS.O>:BUZZ - Falls as KeyBanc downgrades to 'underweight' nL4N3T60WA

** FVCBankcorp Inc FVCB.O: BUZZ - Gets 'overweight' rating as Piper Sandler resumes coverage nL4N3T51BA

(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Apratim Sarkar)

((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com))