U.S. stock index futures climbed on Thursday morning, underpinned by media reports that the United States and Iran have engaged in peace talks despite recent military strikes. Technology shares appeared poised to recover from earlier losses, helping to push broader futures higher.
By 07:20 ET (11:20 GMT), S&P 500 Futures were up 0.65%, Nasdaq 100 Futures had advanced 1%, and Dow Jones Futures had risen 0.6%.
Below are some of the most significant premarket movers and the developments driving their prices:
- Oracle: The software company fell in premarket trade as investors moved beyond stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings to focus on an announced steep increase in annual capital expenditures. Oracle also disclosed plans to secure additional debt and equity financing to support continued AI-related data center expansion, which weighed on sentiment.
- Brand Engagement Network: Shares rose after the firm said it will form a 50/50 joint venture with Intervent International. The new entity, named Intervent Health AI, will concentrate on healthcare artificial intelligence solutions.
- Coupang: The e-commerce group surged after South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission issued a record fine of 624.7 billion won ($409 million). The penalty relates to a 2025 data breach that exposed the personal information of more than 37.5 million users.
- Micron Technology: Micron climbed following a Wolfe Research move to raise its price target on the memory-chip maker to $1,250 from $550 while reiterating an Outperform rating. Wolfe cited expectations for materially higher DRAM and NAND pricing through at least 2027.
- Super Micro Computer: The AI server maker jumped as buyers returned after a sharp selloff the previous session. That earlier drop had been triggered by plans to raise approximately $7 billion through equity offerings to help fund purchases needed to satisfy a record order backlog.
- Intel: The chipmaker surged after BofA Securities upgraded its rating to Buy from Underperform and lifted the price target to $135 from $96, citing Intel's positioning to help address industry constraints in advanced semiconductor manufacturing and packaging.
- Navan: The travel and expense management platform posted fiscal first-quarter results that beat analyst estimates. Management highlighted stronger-than-expected revenue growth, record booking volumes and a return to positive free cash flow, prompting a sharp premarket rise.
Investment research and product mentions also appeared in premarket commentary. One provider asked whether investors should consider a $2,000 allocation to INTC now, noting that its ProPicks AI evaluates INTC alongside thousands of other companies each month using more than 100 financial metrics. The blurb said the AI looks at fundamentals, momentum and valuation, and pointed to past identified winners including Super Micro Computer (+185%) and AppLovin (+157%) as examples of prior selections.
Overall, market participants in the premarket session reacted to a mix of geopolitical reports and company-specific news: earnings and capital-expenditure disclosures, analyst revisions and regulatory actions all influenced individual stock moves while technology-related names broadly supported futures gains.