Futures linked to the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq inched lower on Wednesday, as investors took a pause after the S&P 500 and the Dow hit record highs in the previous session, while caution also set in ahead of some labor market data due later in the day. .N

** Lockheed Martin Corp LMT.N:

** RTX Corp RTX.N:BUZZ - Jefferies starts Italy's Avio at 'buy' on expansion to US market nL6N3Y80ET

** Hecla Mining Co HL.N:

** Coeur Mining Inc CDE.N:

** Endeavour Silver Corp EXK.N:

** Silvercorp Metals Inc SVM.N:

BUZZ - Silver miners fall as metal prices drop due to dollar strength nL6N3Y80JY

** Newmont Corp NEM.N:

** Gold Fields Ltd GFI.N:

** Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd HMY.N:

** Sibanye Stillwater Ltd SBSW.N:

BUZZ - Gold miners fall as investors book profit nL6N3Y80KC

** Colgate-Palmolive Co CL.N:BUZZ - Shares climb on Piper Sandler upgrade to 'overweight' nL6N3Y80HF

** Ventyx Biosciences Inc VTYX.O:BUZZ - Soars as report says Eli Lilly eyes $1 billion acquisition nL6N3Y80JJ

** Strategy Inc MSTR.O:BUZZ - Gains as MSCI keeps crypto treasury firms in indexes nL6N3Y80KV

** Deckers Outdoor Corp DECK.N:BUZZ - Falls after Piper Sandler downgrades to 'underweight' rating nL6N3Y80L5

** Penguin Solutions Inc PENG.O:BUZZ - Gains after Q1 results beat estimates nL6N3Y80LC

** AST SpaceMobile Inc ASTS.O:BUZZ - Drops as Scotiabank downgrades rating nL6N3Y80K2

** Arthur J. Gallagher & Co AJG.N:BUZZ - Piper Sandler downgrades Arthur J. Gallagher to 'neutral' nL4N3Y80NV

** GameStop Corp GME.N:BUZZ - Climbs as CEO's pay tied to $100 billion valuation target nL6N3Y80MP

** Crinetics Pharmaceuticals Inc CRNX.O:BUZZ - Climbs after $350 mln stock sale nL6N3Y80N2

** First Solar Inc FSLR.O:BUZZ - Dips as Jefferies downgrades rating to 'hold' nL6N3Y80M1

** AAR Corp AIR.N:BUZZ - Rises after Q2 profit beat nL6N3Y80NI

(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Varun Sahay)

((Varun.sahay@thomsonreuters.com))