Wall Street futures ticked higher on Wednesday as investors cheered a possible end to the longest U.S. government shutdown, while an upbeat earnings outlook from Advanced Micro Devices revived optimism around AI. .N

** ExxonMobil Corp XOM.N:BUZZ - France's Esso shares climb as North Atlantic finalises ExxonMobil stake purchase nL6N3WO0FN

** Advanced Micro Devices Inc AMD.O:BUZZ - Jumps after analyst day unveils big targets nL6N3WO0DI

** Venture Global Inc VG.N:BUZZ - Rises on 20-year LNG supply deal with Japan's Mitsui nL4N3WO0MG

** Lucid Group Inc LCID.O:BUZZ - Ticks down after $875 mln convertible bonds sale nL6N3WO0JP

** International Business Machines Corp IBM.N:BUZZ - Rises after announcing Quantum Nighthawk processor nL6N3WO0JM

** Kodiak Gas Services Inc KGS.N:BUZZ - Shares down as EQT to slice stake nL6N3WO0KG

** Eli Lilly and Co LLY.N:BUZZ - 'All In on Orforglipron': Citi raises Lilly PT on oral obesity pill potential nL4N3WO0RX

(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Varun Sahay in Bengaluru)

((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com))