U.S. stock index futures kicked off the holiday-shortened week on a positive note, as technology stocks rose further on renewed enthusiasm over artificial intelligence, while investors awaited key economic data later this week. .N

** Abivax SA ABVX.O:BUZZ - Jumps on media reports of Eli Lilly takeover bid nL8N3XS0AQ

** Newmont Corp NEM.N:

** Gold Fields Ltd GFI.N:

** AngloGold Ashanti PLC AU.N:

** Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd HMY.N:

BUZZ - Gold miners climb as bullion surges past $4,400/oz mark nL6N3XS0MH

** Tesla Inc TSLA.O:BUZZ - Rises after court restores CEO Musk's pay package nL4N3XS0KN

** Uber Technologies Inc UBER.N:

** Lyft Inc LYFT.O:BUZZ - Gain after teaming with Baidu for robotaxi trials in UK nL4N3XS0K9

** Hecla Mining Co HL.N:

** Coeur Mining Inc CDE.N:

** Endeavour Silver Corp EXK.N:

** Silvercorp Metals Inc SVM.N:

BUZZ - Silver miners rise as white metal hits fresh record highs nL6N3XS0HM

** Clearwater Analytics Holdings Inc CWAN.N:BUZZ - Jumps on $8.4 bln buyout deal nL6N3XS0HN

** GE Vernova Inc GEV.N:BUZZ - Jefferies raises GE Vernova PT on growing power infrastructure demand; shares rise nL6N3XS0K4

** T1 Energy Inc TE.N:BUZZ - Rises on Treaty Oak domestic solar supply contract nL6N3XS0K3

** Symbotic Inc SYM.O:BUZZ - D.A. Davidson raises Symbotic PT; shares rise nL6N3XS0KD

** Rio Tinto PLC RIO.N:

** BHP Group Ltd BHP.N:

** Southern Copper Corp SCCO.N:

** Freeport-McMoRan Inc FCX.N:

BUZZ - Copper miners rise tracking price of red metal nL6N3XS0KL

** Cytokinetics Inc CYTK.O:BUZZ - Rises after FDA approves co's drug for rare heart disease nL6N3XS0KU

** Honeywell International Inc HON.O:BUZZ - Dips after $470 million Flexjet settlement charge nL6N3XS0K8

** GEO Group Inc GEO.N:BUZZ - Up after unit gets $121 million ICE contract nL6N3XS0L5

** Nvidia Corp NVDA.O:BUZZ - Rises on report chipmaker aiming to begin H200 chip shipments to China by mid-February nL4N3XS0P4

** Winnebago Industries Inc WGO.N:BUZZ - BMO raises Winnebago PT on upbeat 2026 outlook nL4N3XS0PX

** Velo3D Inc VELO.O:BUZZ - Jumps after securing $32.6 mln contract with US Department of War nL6N3XS0LI

** Warner Bros Discovery Inc WBD.O:

** Paramount Skydance Corp PSKY.O:

** Netflix Inc NFLX.O:BUZZ - Rise as Larry Ellison gives $40.4 billion personal guarantee nL6N3XS0MF

** Fastenal Co FAST.O:BUZZ - CEO Daniel Florness to resign nL4N3XS0SV

(Rajarshi Roy and Koyena Das)

((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com))