U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Thursday as investors took a pause after expectations of an imminent Federal Reserve interest rate cut lifted Wall Street's main indexes to new highs in the previous session, while caution prevailed ahead of a fresh batch of economic data. .N

** STMicroelectronics NV STM.N:

** ASML Holding NV ASML.O:BUZZ - Europe's chip stocks rally on auto and industrial recovery, China chip expansion nL6N3XA0HX

** Salesforce Inc CRM.N:BUZZ - Shares climb as FY26 outlook gets a boost despite topline miss nL4N3XA0IY

** UiPath Inc PATH.N:BUZZ - Rises after Q3 revenue, profit top estimates nL6N3XA0J4

** Snowflake Inc SNOW.N:BUZZ - Falls after quarterly results nL4N3XA0L9

** Dollar General Corp DG.N:BUZZ - Seen reporting rev, EPS increase in results early Thursday nL6N3X91IU

** Five Below Inc FIVE.O:BUZZ - Gains after FY net sales, profit forecast raise nL4N3XA0NC

** 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 investors look ahead to next US Fed meeting nL4N3X91B4

** Axogen Inc AXGN.O:BUZZ - Rises after FDA approves co's nerve repair graft nL6N3XA0LZ

** Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc ARE.N:BUZZ - BMO cuts Alexandria Real Estate's PT, flags policy headwinds nL4N3XA0RN

** Newmont Corp NEM.N:

** Gold Fields Ltd GFI.N:

** AngloGold Ashanti PLC AU.N:

** Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd HMY.N:

BUZZ - Gold miners down on stronger equities as investors look ahead to next Fed meeting nL4N3R21RN

** Hormel Foods Corp HRL.N:BUZZ - Up after annual profit forecast above estimates nL6N3XA0ND

** $Lennar Corp(LEN/WD)$ LEN.N:BUZZ - Falls as JP Morgan cuts to 'underweight' nL4N3XA0T6

** PPG Industries Inc PPG.N:BUZZ - Berenberg cuts PT on PPG Industries amid automotive refinish sales uncertainty nL6N3XA0MQ

** First Majestic Silver Corp AG.N:BUZZ - Slips after $300 mln convertible bond sale nL6N3XA0NY

(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Pooja Menon in Bengaluru)

((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com))