U.S. stock index futures edged lower in thin Christmas Eve trading on Wednesday, as traders wait to see whether stocks can extend record gains in a seasonally strong stretch for markets. .N

** Castrol India CAST.NS:

BUZZ - Castrol's India unit jumps as BP plans to sell 65% stake to Stonepeak nL4N3XU0CD

** BP BP.L:

BUZZ - BP shares rise on Castrol stake sale nL4N3XU0BW

** Hindustan Copper HCPR.NS:BUZZ - India's Hindustan Copper jumps on copper's record high nL6N3XU0CO

** Dynavax DVAX.O

** Sanofi SASY.PA:

BUZZ - Dynavax soars as French drug maker Sanofi to acquire co nL6N3XU0D7

** Nike NKE.N:BUZZ - Nike climbs after Apple CEO buys stock worth nearly $3 million nL6N3XT0PR

**Intel INTC.O

** Nvidia NVDA.O: BUZZ - Intel falls after report Nvidia stopped testing company's 18A chipmaking tech nL4N3XU0JK

(Koyena Das)

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