U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE- Merck & Co, McDonald's, FedEx

Futures tracking the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq edged higher on Tuesday, steadying after a choppy session, as investors geared up for a flood of corporate results due this week. .N

Palantir Technologies Inc PLTR.O:
BUZZ - Jumps as US government contracts boost quarterly sales nL4N3YZ0PE

Merck & Co Inc MRK.N:
BUZZ - Falls on downbeat 2026 profit and sales forecasts nL4N3YZ0U8

Newmont Corp NEM.N:

Gold Fields Ltd GFI.N:

AngloGold Ashanti PLC AU.N:

Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd HMY.N:

Hecla Mining HL.N:

Coeur Mining CDE.N:

BUZZ - Gold, silver miners gain as metal prices edge higher after two-session rout nL4N3YZ0ST

McDonald's Corp MCD.N:
BUZZ - Up after brokerage BTIG upgrades to 'buy' (February 2) nL6N3YY0WK

SoFi Technologies Inc SOFI.O:
BUZZ - Rises after J.P. Morgan upgrades to 'overweight' nL6N3YZ0MY

Rio Tinto PLC RIO.N:

BHP Group Ltd BHP.N:

Southern Copper Corp SCCO.N:

Freeport-McMoRan Inc FCX.N:

BUZZ - Copper miners rise on China stockpiling, stronger risk sentiment nL4N3YZ0W3

PepsiCo Inc PEP.O:
BUZZ - Falls after reaffirming annual earnings forecast despite Q4 revenue beat nL4N3YZ0YH

FedEx Corp FDX.N:
BUZZ - Gains after Bernstein upgrades rating to 'outperform' nL4N3YZ0WZ

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co ADM.N:
BUZZ - Falls after 2026 profit forecast nL4N3YZ0YI

West Pharmaceutical Services Inc WST.N:
BUZZ - Evercore spots buying opportunity in West Pharma amid strong Oral Wegovy prescription data nL6N3YZ0RP

DaVita Inc DVA.N:
BUZZ - Rises on upbeat annual profit forecast nL6N3YZ0R6

Marathon Petroleum Corp MPC.N:
BUZZ - Gains after Q4 profit beat nL4N3YZ131