BUZZ-U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Galapagos, Tapestry, Autodesk

U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Wednesday, with investors awaiting a set of employment figures and minutes from the Federal Reserve's latest meeting, a day after worries of persistent price pressures sparked caution on Wall Street. .N

Galapagos NV GLPG.O:
BUZZ - Jumps 11% on planned split nL8N3O40CH

Merck & Co MRK.N:

Eli Lilly and Co LLY.N:

AbbVie Inc ABBV.N:

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc REGN.O:
BUZZ - Truist says biopharma sector needs 'more M&A for recovery'; downgrades Merck nL4N3O40L2

Palantir Technologies Inc PLTR.O:
BUZZ - Set to fall for third straight session nL4N3O40MU

Tapestry Inc TPR.N:
BUZZ - Rises after Barclays upgrades to 'overweight' nL4N3O40MV

Autodesk Inc ADSK.O:
BUZZ - Rises after Piper Sandler upgrades to 'overweight' nL4N3O40N0

Kimberly-Clark Corp KMB.N:
BUZZ - Falls after TD Cowen downgrades to 'hold', cuts PT nL4N3O40PY

(Rajarshi Roy and Siddhi Mahatole)

((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com, siddhiprabhanjan.mahatole@thomsonreutrs.com))