U.S. stock index futures rose on Thursday, signaling fresh buying momentum on Wall Street after President Donald Trump backed down from threats to impose tariffs against European countries, easing concerns about a new global trade war. .N

** Baidu Inc BIDU.O:BUZZ - Hong Kong shares hit near 3-year high on official release of ERNIE 5.0 nL1N3YN09S

** Venture Global Inc VG.N:BUZZ - RZises after arbitration win against Spain's Repsol [nL4N3XS158

** Alibaba Group Holding Ltd BABA.N:BUZZ - U.S. shares rise after report of plan for chipmaking unit IPO nL4N3YN0MT

** Procter & Gamble Co PG.N:BUZZ - Falls ahead of results nL6N3YM15G

** Elanco Animal Health Inc ELAN.N:BUZZ - Shares rise after Piper Sandler upgrades to 'overweight' nL4N3YN0OQ

** Caleres Inc CAL.N:BUZZ - Down after company warns of choppy Q4 earnings nL6N3YN0OA

** Micron Technology Inc MU.O:BUZZ - Rises; William Blair initiates with 'outperform' nL4N3YN0PJ

** Rambus Inc RMBS.O:BUZZ - Jumps after William Blair initiates with 'outperform' nL4N3YN0R2

** Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N:BUZZ - Expects record India borrowing; bank, investor demand to pick up nL4N3YN0R4

** Greenwich LifeSciences Inc GLSI.O:BUZZ - Surges as FDA clears supplies for breast cancer trial nL4N3YN0PN

** Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp CTSH.O:BUZZ - Berenberg initiates Cognizant with 'buy' on AI investments nL6N3YN0PP

** General Electric Co GE.N:BUZZ - Rises on upbeat annual profit forecast nL4N3YN0SA

** Corvus Pharmaceuticals Inc CRVS.O:BUZZ - Extends gains after boosted $175 mln equity raise nL6N3YN0SR

(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Megavarshini G. Somasundaram)

((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com))