U.S. stock index futures moved lower on Thursday, as investors turned cautious in the run up to Friday's crucial nonfarm payrolls, while defense companies advanced after President Donald Trump called for a $1.5 trillion military budget. .N

** Constellation Brands Inc STZ.N:BUZZ - Advances after beating profit estimates nL6N3Y90KN

** Applied Digital Corp APLD.O:BUZZ - Jumps after Q2 revenue beats on AI data center demand nL6N3Y90KG

** 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 stronger dollar weighs on metal prices nL6N3Y90LI

** Alcoa Corp AA.N:BUZZ - Slips after J.P. Morgan downgrades to 'underweight' nL6N3Y90LP

** Northrop Grumman Corp NOC.N:

** Lockheed Martin Corp LMT.N:

** RTX Corp RTX.N:

** Kratos Defense and Security Solutions Inc KTOS.O:

BUZZ - US defense stocks surge as Trump proposes $1.5 trln 2027 budget nL6N3Y90LQ

** Newmont Corp NEM.N:

** Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd HMY.N:

** Gold Fields Ltd GFI.N:

** Sibanye Stillwater Ltd SBSW.N:

BUZZ - Gold miners fall as bullion inches down on commodity index rebalancing nL4N3Y90P1

** Revolution Medicines Inc RVMD.O:BUZZ - Dips after AbbVie denies takeover talks nL6N3Y90LN

** Phathom Pharmaceuticals Inc PHAT.O:BUZZ - Tumbles on $130 mln equity raise nL6N3Y90OE

** Monte Rosa Therapeutics Inc GLUE.O:BUZZ - Dips after $200 mln equity offering launched nL6N3Y90OT

** General Motors Co GM.N:BUZZ - Rises after Piper Sandler upgrades rating, hikes PT nL6N3Y90NE

** Ford Motor Co F.N:BUZZ - Rises after Piper Sandler upgrades rating, raises PT nL6N3Y90ND

** Freeport-McMoRan Inc FCX.N: ** Teck Resources Ltd TECK.N: ** Southern Copper Corp SCCO.N: ** Hudbay Minerals Inc HBM.N: BUZZ - Scotiabank raises price target on copper miners nL6N3Y90OF

(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Varun Sahay)

((Varun.sahay@thomsonreuters.com))