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U.S. stock index futures rebounded on Wednesday after ending lower in the last session, as investors shifted focus to comments from Federal Reserve officials to gauge the central bank's policy path in a holiday-thinned week. .N

At 7:36 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMc1 were up 0.45% at 39,859. S&P 500 e-minis ESc1 were up 0.43% at 5,288, while Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQc1 were up 0.46% at 18,533.

The top two NYSE percentage gainers premarket .PRPG.NQ:
** GCT Semiconductor Holding , up 110.9%
** MariaDB plc , up 86.3%

The top three NYSE percentage losers premarket .PRPL.NQ:
** Velo3D , down 29.2%
** VirnetX Holding , down 20.6%
** GameStop , down 17.7%

The top Nasdaq percentage gainers premarket .PRPG.O:
** Verb Technology Co , up 59.4%

The top two Nasdaq percentage losers premarket .PRPL.O:
** Gamida Cell , down 69%
** Direct Digital Holdings , down 45.3%


** argenx SE ARGX.O: up 0.4% premarket
BUZZ - Plans to pursue efgartigimod development in SjD lift argenx shares

** Merck & Co Inc MRK.N: up 4.5% premarket
BUZZ - Up as FDA approves therapy for rare lung condition

** Paysign Inc PAYS.O: up 22.2% premarket
BUZZ - Surges on strong revenue forecast

** GameStop Corp GME.N: down 17.7% premarket
BUZZ - Drops as competition, slow consumer spending weigh on Q4 revenue

** Forge Global Holdings Inc FRGE.N: down 10.9% premarket
BUZZ - Dips after bigger-than-expected Q4 loss

** Moderna Inc MRNA.O: up 3.8% premarket
BUZZ - Rises on $750 mln funding agreement with Blackstone Life Sciences

** Direct Digital Holdings Inc DRCT.O: down 45.3% premarket
BUZZ - Falls after results, outlook miss

** Kimberly-Clark Corp KMB.N: up 2.0% premarket
BUZZ - Gains on business reorganization

(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Vallari)

((Srivastava.Vallari@thomsonreuters.com;))