U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Tuesday, following Wall Street's strong rally in the previous session, as investors prepared for a deluge of quarterly results from major corporations.

** Galapagos NV GLPG.O:BUZZ - Shares heading for their worst day in almost 5 years after CAR T business wind-down announcement nL8N3W20A0

** Fluor Corp FLR.N:BUZZ - Climbs after report activist investor Starboard takes 5% stake nL6N3W20CT

** Coca-Cola Co KO.N:BUZZ - Up after co beats Q3 profit and revenue estimates nL6N3W20LG

** Newmont Corp NEM.N:

** Sibanye Stillwater Ltd SBSW.N:

** Gold Fields Ltd GFI.N:

** Kinross Gold Corp KGC.N:

BUZZ - Gold miners down as bullion takes breather after record rally nL4N3W20G6

** Neuphoria Therapeutics Inc NEUP.O:BUZZ - Falls, scraps social anxiety program after drug trial failure nL4N3W20FW

** 3M Co MMM.N:BUZZ - Rises after co lifts 2025 profit forecast on margin expansion efforts nL4N3W20JV

** Elevance Health Inc ELV.N:BUZZ - Rises on quarterly profit beat nL4N3W20J7

** UnitedHealth Group Inc >:

** Centene Corp >:

** CVS Health Corp CVS.N:

** Universal Health Services Inc UHS.N:

** Humana Inc HUM.N:

BUZZ - US health insurers rise after Elevance beats quarterly profit nL4N3W20JL

** EPAM Systems Inc EPAM.N:BUZZ - Up on new $1 billion share repurchase program nL4N3W20JO

** $Danaher Corp(DHR-W)$ DHR.N:BUZZ - Rises on quarterly profit beat nL4N3W20GP

** General Motors Co GM.N:BUZZ - Shares jump as carmaker lifts annual core profit forecast nL4N3W20M2

** General Electric Co GE.N:BUZZ - Gains after raising 2025 earnings forecast nL4N3W20MZ

** Halliburton Co HAL.N:BUZZ - Rises as steady North America demand drives Q3 profit beat nL4N3W20NP

** Quest Diagnostics Inc DGX.N:BUZZ - Rises after Q3 profit beats estimates nL4N3W20HF

** Zions Bancorporation NA ZION.O:BUZZ - Climbs on Q3 profit rise nL6N3W20GQ

** RTX Corp RTX.N:BUZZ - Jumps after lifting full-year earnings forecast nL4N3W20HO

** Iridium Communications Inc IRDM.O:BUZZ - Rises on US contract win nL4N3W20PZ

** Philip Morris International Inc PM.NPM.NPM.NPM.N:BUZZ - Rises after profit forecast raise nL6N3W20LS

** W.R. Berkley Corp WRB.N:BUZZ - Shares dip, Jefferies cuts PT on slow profit growth expectation nL6N3W20DD

(Compiled by Koyena Das and Rajarshi Roy)

((koyena.das@thomsonreuters.com))