U.S. stock index futures ticked higher on Wednesday, as Wall Street priced in a possible Federal Reserve rate cut in December and braced for fresh economic data that could provide greater clarity on the health of the world's largest economy. .N

** Pony AI Inc PONY.O:BUZZ - Shares jump on quarterly revenue growth nL1N3X205R

** HP Inc HPQ.N:BUZZ - Shares under pressure after guidance miss and cost-cutting plans nL4N3X20O3

** Dell Technologies Inc DELL.N:BUZZ - Climbs after strong rev, profit forecasts amid rising AI server demand nL4N3X20OO

** Workday Inc WDAY.O:BUZZ - Slips as tepid Q3 subscription revenue disappoints investors nL6N3X20IK

** Nutanix Inc NTNX.O:BUZZ - Falls after co cuts FY revenue forecast nL4N3X20OV

** Deere & Co DE.N:BUZZ - Falls on lower FY26 profit forecast nL4N3X20VE

** PagerDuty Inc PD.N:BUZZ - Slides after cutting FY revenue forecast nL6N3X20JT

** Zscaler Inc ZS.O:BUZZ - Falls; analysts flag lack of Red Canary guidance nL6N3X20GB

** Newmont Corp NEM.N:

** Gold Fields Ltd GFI.N:

** AngloGold Ashanti PLC AU.N:

** Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd HMY.N:

BUZZ - Gold miners rise as bullion closes in on two-week high on Fed rate-cut hopes nL4N3X20QF

** Autodesk Inc ADSK.O:BUZZ - Shares rise on upbeat Q4 forecast nL6N3X20HY

** Exxon Mobile Corp XOM.N:

** TotalEnergies SE TTE.N:

** BP PLC BP.N:BUZZ - Barclays says Agentic AI $80 bln game changer for energy sector leaders nL8N3X20KV

** Petco Health and Wellness Company Inc WOOF.O:BUZZ - Rises after co lifts FY25 earnings outlook nL6N3X20LS

** Hecla Mining Co HL.N:

** Coeur Mining Inc CDE.N:

** Endeavour Silver Corp EXK.N:

** Silvercorp Metals Inc SVM.N:

BUZZ - Silver miners gain on Fed rate cut hopes nL6N3X20MB

** Urban Outfitters Inc URBN.O:BUZZ - Surges after Q3 sales, profit beat nL6N3X20MZ

** Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Inc IRWD.O:BUZZ - Rises after US sets Medicare price for constipation drug nL4N3X20VL

** Amentum Holdings Inc AMTM.N:BUZZ - Morgan Stanley upgrades Amentum Holdings to 'equal weight'; raises PT nL6N3X20PE

** CleanSpark Inc CLSK.O:BUZZ - Falls after H.C. Wainwright cuts PT nL6N3X20OG

** SM Energy Co SM.N:BUZZ - Stephens cuts PT on SM Energy on reduced activity and lower capex in 2026 nL6N3X20P9

** Salesforce Inc CRM.N:BUZZ - Citi cuts Salesforce's PT on expected slowdown in revenue growth nL6N3X20PR

** SciSparc Ltd SPRC.O:BUZZ - Jumps after deal to buy Xylo's medical device patents nL4N3X20X2

** Tesla Inc TSLA.O:BUZZ - To double Austin robotaxi fleet in Dec; shares up nL6N3X20Q5

** Venture Global Inc VG.N:BUZZ - RBC lowers Venture Global price target on arbitration risk nL4N3X10OF

** Atmus Filtration Technologies Inc ATMU.N:BUZZ - Rises after JP Morgan ups to 'overweight' nL4N3X20X0

** Ambarella Inc AMBA.O:BUZZ - Drops after CFO warns of sequential decline in Q4 revenue nL6N3X20PL

(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Anuj T)

((Anuj.T@thomsonreuters.com))