U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Nvidia, Eli Lilly, Manchester United

Wall Street futures were flat to slightly lower on Wednesday, as markets were guarded ahead of a widely anticipated interest-rate cut from the Federal Reserve later in the day, and Nvidia dipped after a report Chinese tech firms might stop buying its chips. .N

** Baidu Inc :
BUZZ - Hong Kong shares climb most in 3 years on AI progress; Jefferies lifts PT nL2N3V405K

** Novo Nordisk A/S :
BUZZ - Berenberg sees opportunity for pharma cos despite policy risks; upgrades Novo nL5N3V40C0

** Nvidia Corp :
BUZZ - Falls after FT reports China told tech firms to stop buying all of co's AI chips nL6N3V40E9

** New Fortress Energy Inc :
BUZZ - Gains on LNG supply deal with Puerto Rico government nL3N3V40L1

** Workday Inc :
BUZZ - Rises after Elliot backs leadership, builds more than $2 billion stake nL6N3V40DM

** Newmont Corp :
** Gold Fields Ltd :
** Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd :
** AngloGold Ashanti PLC :

BUZZ -Gold miners down as bullion prices edge lower ahead of Fed rate verdict nL3N3V40LZ

** Alibaba.com Ltd :
** Pinduoduo Inc :
** Bilibili Inc :
** Nio Inc :

BUZZ - U.S.-listed shares of Chinese firms rise as local markets rally nL3N3V40JR

** Teck Resources Ltd :

BUZZ - TD Cowen raises Teck Resources' PT on optimism around future JV, potential merger with Anglo nL3N3V40M6

** Eli Lilly and Co :
BUZZ - Berenberg downgrades Eli Lilly to "hold" as obesity drug expectations soar nL6N3V40D6

** Schlumberger NV :
BUZZ - Zephirin Group cuts SLB PT on share dilution from ChampionX deal nL3N3V40NI

** Carrier Global Corp :
BUZZ - Oppenheimer cuts Carrier's PT on weaker US residential HVAC demand nL3N3V40OT

** Diversified Energy Company PLC :
BUZZ - Slides on pricing $79 mln secondary offering nL6N3V40HP

** Ormat Technologies Inc :
BUZZ - Piper Sandler upgrades Ormat's rating to 'overweight' as geothermal demand rises nL6N3V40I6

** Hecla Mining Co HL.N>:
** Coeur Mining Inc :
** Endeavour Silver Corp :
** Silvercorp Metals Inc :

BUZZ - Silver miners down as white metal's prices slip ahead of Fed rate decision nL3N3V40QB

** Manchester United PLC :
BUZZ - Shares fall as soccer club posts sixth consecutive annual loss nL3N3V40Q7

** Cytokinetics Inc :
BUZZ - Rises after upsized $650 mln convertible bonds sale nL6N3V40IL