U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE- Birkenstock, CME Group, Citigroup

Futures tied to the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq edged lower on Thursday, after a record-breaking rally earlier this week, as investors awaited fresh catalysts to sustain the momentum in what has been an unusually strong September for markets. .N

** Alibaba.com Ltd :

BUZZ - Shares surge to four-year peak on tie-up, AI pivot nL2N3VC03S

** Intel Corp :
BUZZ - Rises on report chipmaker seeking investment from Apple nL3N3VC0KP

** Birkenstock Holding PLC :
BUZZ - Shares jump after co lifts sales outlook nL3N3VC0LU

** Lithium Americas Corp :
BUZZ - Extends gain as US government considers stake in co nL3N3VC0MK

** Opendoor Technologies Inc :
BUZZ - Rises after Jane Street reveals stake nL3N3VC0NF

** Newmont Corp :

** AngloGold Ashanti PLC :

** Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd :

** Sibanye Stillwater Ltd :

BUZZ - Gold miners gain on safe-haven rush, US economic data in focus nL3N3VC0N8

** CME Group :
BUZZ - Rises as Citi upgrades to 'buy' nL6N3VC0IQ

** PepGen Inc :
BUZZ - Shares more than double after muscle disease drug shows promise in trial nL3N3VC0OF

** Deere & Co :
BUZZ - Daiwa cuts Deere's PT on weak farm trends, tariff drag nL3N3VC0OS

** Rio Tinto PLC :

** BHP Group Ltd :

** Southern Copper Corp :

** Hudbay Minerals Inc :

BUZZ - Copper miners gain as China smelting curbs add to supply fears nL3N3VC0OR

** Lululemon Athletica Inc < LULU.O>:
BUZZ - Slips as Needham downgrades to 'hold' nL6N3VC0JC

** Hertz Global Holdings Inc :
BUZZ - Rises after boosted $375 mln exchangeable notes offering nL6N3VC0JO

** Citigroup Inc :
BUZZ - Rises after deal to sell 25% stake in Banamex for $2.3 billion nL3N3VA0XE

** Dario Health Corp :
BUZZ - Rises on strategic review after multiple inquiries nL6N3VC0K4

** MBX Biosciences Inc :
BUZZ - Slips after $200 mln stock offering nL6N3VC0KE

** Cipher Mining Inc :
BUZZ - Pares gains after unveiling $800 million convertible bonds offering nL6N3VC0KS

** Clean Energy Fuels Corp :
BUZZ - Gains on deal to build hydrogen fueling station for Foothill Transit nL3N3VC0QU

** LATAM Airlines Group SA :
BUZZ - Falls after pricing $676 mln secondary offering nL6N3VC0LJ

** United Natural Foods Inc :
BUZZ - Climbs after BMO upgrades to 'outperform' nL6N3VC0LM

** Imperial Oil Ltd :
BUZZ - RBC raises PT on Imperial Oil, maintains rating nL3N3VC0SH

** Prospect Capital Corp :
BUZZ - Rises after CEO makes $1 million stock purchase nL6N3VC0LE

** Contango ORE Inc :
BUZZ - Loses some shine after $50 mln equity raise nL6N3VC0NB

** Chewy Inc :
BUZZ - Rises after MoffettNathanson upgrades to 'Buy' nL6N3VC0M0