(For faster updates on individual market-movers, Eikon usersplease use search string "STXBZ US"; for the Day Aheadnewsletter, http://link.reuters.com/mex49s; for the Morning NewsCall newsletter, http://link.reuters.com/nex49s)U.S. stock index e-mini futures were up on Wednesday: Dow Jonesindustrial average futures were up 1.63 percent at15,976, S&P 500 futures were up 1.71 percent at 1,904.75and Nasdaq 100 futures were up 1.84 percent at 4,102.75.
** SCHLUMBERGER LTD, Tuesday close $72.52, -2.70 pctpremarket
** CAMERON INTERNATIONAL, Tuesday close$42.47, +45.99 pct premarket
Schlumberger, the world's No.1 oilfield services company, agreed to buy oilfield equipment provider Cameron in a dealvalued at $14.8 billion.
Cameron shareholders will get $66.36 - $14.44 in cash and0.716 of a Schlumberger share - for each share held, a premiumof 56.3 percent to Cameron's Tuesday close.
** TRANSOCEAN LTD, Tuesday close $12.2, -2.46 pctpremarket
The world's largest offshore driller said it wasplanning to cancel dividend installments while potentiallytaking writedowns of more than 2 billion Swiss francs ($2.12billion). The company's Swiss-listed shares fell 12.3 percent to10.70 francs at 0710 GMT in Zurich.
** OSHKOSH CORP, Tuesday close $38.52, +9.03 pctpremarket
The U.S. specialty truck maker won a $6.75 billion contractto build 17,000 light tactical vehicles to replace the agingHumvees used by the U.S. Army and Marine Corps.
** PERRIGO CO PLC, Tuesday close $178, +1.10 pctpremarket
The Irish consumer healthcare company's chief executiveexpressed confidence on Tuesday that his company's shareholderswill reject rival generic drugmaker Mylan NV's hostiletakeover attempt, and said the offer is not close to what itwould take to get a deal done.
** SAREPTA THERAPEUTICS INC, Tuesday close$32.58, +6.05 pct premarket
The drug developer said FDA accepted marketing applicationof its lead drug, Eteplirsen, in patients with a type of musclewasting disorder.
** CENTURY ALUMINUM CO, Tuesday close $4.65, -2.80pct premarket
The company, which is owned by Glencore PLC, saidon Tuesday it will idle its Hawesville, Kentucky, smelter, thefirst aluminum plant to shut in years as sinking prices andincreased Chinese exports harm producers.
** DISH NETWORK CORP, Tuesday close $57.83
The pay-TV operator said its subscribers have lost accessto more than 100 local stations due to a distribution disputewith Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc, affecting viewers ofa string of ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC channels.
** QUALCOMM INC, Tuesday close $53.88
The chipmaker said it agreed to sell its UK L-Band spectrumto Vodafone Group Plc and Hutchison 3G UK Ltd in twoseparate deals. Qualcomm did not disclose the terms of the deal.
** AMEDISYS INC, Tuesday close $37.55
The home health and hospice company has compiled a long listof potential acquisition targets as it prepares for a shakeoutin the highly fragmented home healthcare industry, its chiefexecutive said Tuesday.
** DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC, Tuesday close $60.31
The specialty contracting services provider reportedbetter-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue and profit ascontract revenue rose 20 percent.
(Compiled by Arunima Banerjee in Bengaluru; Editing by SrirajKalluvila)
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