U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Hamilton Lane, Meta, Marsh

April 16 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures inched higher on Thursday as investors grew more confident that the worst of the Middle East conflict has passed, while a wave of solid earnings allayed concerns about the economy. .N

Brown-Forman Corp BFb.N:
BUZZ - Rises on report Sazerac bids $15 billion takeover nL6N40Z0LR

QVC Group Inc QVCGA.O:
BUZZ - Plunges after bankruptcy protection filing nL4N40Z0T0

Travelers Companies Inc TRV.N:
BUZZ - Seen reporting increase in rev in results due Thursday nL6N40Y181

PepsiCo Inc PEP.O:
BUZZ - See-saws after keeping annual forecast intact despite Q1 sales beat nL4N40Z0XJ

Hims & Hers Health Inc HIMS.N:
BUZZ - Rises on FDA move towards loosening restrictions on peptides nL4N40Z0V0

Hamilton Lane Inc HLNE.O:
BUZZ - Shares climb after J.P. Morgan upgrades to 'overweight' nL6N3ZJ0AZ

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd TSM.N:
BUZZ - US-listed shares climb after record Q2 revenue forecast nL6N40Z0NU

Southern First Bancshares Inc SFST.O:
BUZZ - Slips on about $57 mln share sale nL6N40Z0P0

Aligos Therapeutics Inc ALGS.O:
BUZZ - Jumps after $445 mln China licensing deal for hepatitis B drug nL4N40Z0YH

Madison Air Solutions Corp MAIR.N:
BUZZ - Set for New York debut after 2026's biggest US IPO​​​​​ nL6N40Z0Q3

Novo Nordisk A/S NVO.N:
BUZZ - Rises after weekly obesity pill prescription data nL8N40Z0OQ

Gevo Inc GEVO.O:
BUZZ - Falls after withdrawing DOE loan application nL6N40Z0PI

Meta Platforms Inc META.O:
BUZZ - Inches up; MoffettNathanson raises PT nL4N40Z12W

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc MRSH.N:
BUZZ - Gains after higher Q1 earnings nL4N40Z15P

HIVE Digital Technologies Inc HIVE.O:
BUZZ - Drops after exchangeable debt deal announced nL6N40Z0RF