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U.S. stock index futures struggled for direction on Friday after hotter-than-expected inflation data roiled rate-sensitive stocks in the previous session, leaving investors on edge ahead of the Federal Reserve's meeting week. .N

At 9:07 ET, Dow e-minis 1YMc1 were up 0.14% at 38,969. S&P 500 e-minis ESc1 were down 0.01% at 5,153.25, while Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQc1 were down 0.20% at 17,988.5.

The top three NYSE percentage gainers premarket .PRPG.NQ:
** Fisker , up 26.8%
** American Vanguard , up 20.9%
** Gray Television , up 14.8%

The top three NYSE percentage losers premarket .PRPL.NQ:
** Kronos Worldwide , down 23.2%
** NL Industries , down 19.8%
** Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises , down 14.1%

The top two Nasdaq percentage gainers premarket .PRPG.O:
** Verb Technology , up 209.9%
** Geron , up 77.1%

The top three Nasdaq percentage losers premarket .PRPL.O:
** C3is , down 66.5%
** SELLAS Life Sciences Group , down 29%
** Xcel Brands , down 27%

** WW International WW.O: up 10.7% premarket
BUZZ - Rises after it says on track to beat subscriber growth outlook

** Madrigal Pharmaceuticals MDGL.O: up 23.1% premarket
BUZZ - Jumps on FDA approval for fatty liver disease drug

** Ulta Beauty ULTA.O: down 8.1% premarket
BUZZ - Drops as annual profit forecast below estimates

** Geron GERN.O: up 77.1% premarket
BUZZ - Surges after blood disorder drug gets FDA advisers' backing

** Cardlytics CDLX.O: up 48.4% premarket
BUZZ - Jumps after upbeat Q1 revenue forecast

** Micron Technology MU.O: up 2.5% premarket
BUZZ - Climbs as Citi raises PT to Street high ahead of Q2 results

** NuScale Power SMR.N: down 11.9% premarket
BUZZ - Falls on wider Q4 loss

** DoorDash DASH.O: up 1.5% premarket
BUZZ - Piper Sandler upgrades DoorDash on 'impressive' execution

** Hibbett HIBB.O: down 13.9% premarket
BUZZ - Down after annual forecast below estimates

** Intuitive Surgical ISRG.O: up 3.5% premarket
BUZZ - Rises after FDA clearance for robotic surgical device

** Jabil JBL.N: down 10.0% premarket
BUZZ - Dips after annual forecasts fall short of estimates

** Smartsheet SMAR.N: down 10.7% premarket
BUZZ - Drops on downbeat Q1 revenue forecast

(Compiled by Anuja Bharat Mistry and Rajarshi Roy)

((AnujaBharat.Mistry@thomsonreuters.com))