* Futures up: Dow 0.64%, S&P 500 0.56%, Nasdaq .98%
* Oracle drops on forecasting spending plans above estimates
* PPI data, weekly jobless claims awaited
(Updates with prices, analyst comment)
By Joel Jose and Twesha Dikshit
June 11 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on
Thursday, as investors sought bargains in beaten-down technology
stocks and were optimistic about signs of progress in peace
talks between the U.S. and Iran.
Chipmakers bounced back after Wednesday's selloff sent major
Wall Street indexes down more than 1% and technology stocks into
correction territory, a 10% drop from their record close.
Nvidia ( NVDA ), Intel ( INTC ) and Micron Technology ( MU )
were up between 0.75% and 4.4% in premarket trading.
The United States and Iran traded air attacks on Thursday,
but three Iranian sources and a European official said the two
countries were exchanging messages on details of a memorandum
after reaching a political understanding, even as some issues
still had to be discussed in detail.
"Markets staged a rebound after the latest U.S.-Iran
military exchanges, but investors remain focused on inflation
data, central bank decisions, and the durability of global
growth amid elevated geopolitical and energy-market risks," said
Bob Savage, head of markets macro strategy at BNY.
Expectations that talks to reopen the Strait of Hormuz were
on track helped push oil prices lower.
At 07:24 a.m. ET, Dow E-minis were up 322 points, or
0.64%, S&P 500 E-minis were up 41 points, or 0.56%, and
Nasdaq 100 E-minis were up 278.75 points, or 0.98%.
The S&P 500 has dropped about 4% since hitting a record
closing high in early June as investors grapple with stretched
valuations in the technology sector and concerns about tighter
monetary policy, as the Middle East conflict sends energy prices
soaring and stokes inflation.
The highly anticipated Friday market debut of Elon Musk's
SpaceX, set to be valued at $1.75 trillion, could also test the
rally this year that has repeatedly lifted stocks to record
levels.
Investors will also be watching the monthly U.S. producer
prices report and weekly jobless claims, due at 8:30 a.m. ET,
for more clues on the Federal Reserve's policy path ahead of
next week's meeting.
U.S. consumer inflation increased at its fastest pace in
three years in May, data showed on Wednesday, boosted by surging
prices for energy products amid the Middle East conflict.
Among movers, Oracle shares plunged 8.7% after it
projected capital spending plans for fiscal 2027 above Wall
Street estimates, underscoring the heavy cash outlays required
to expand its AI infrastructure.
Shares of Navan jumped 18.3% after the corporate
travel booking agency raised its full-year forecasts for revenue
and operating income on Wednesday, citing strong business travel
demand and growth in its enterprise customer base.
(Reporting by Joel Jose and Twesha Dikshit in Bengaluru;
Editing by Devika Syamnath)