BUZZ-U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Xoom, Tesla, Centene, BP, Aeropostale

(For faster updates on individual market-movers, Eikon users please use search string "STXBZ US"; for the Day Ahead newsletter, http://link.reuters.com/mex49s; for the Morning News Call newsletter, http://link.reuters.com/nex49s) Wall Street was set to open higher on Thursday after data showed the labor market weakened in June, suggesting the U.S. Federal Reserve could hold off on raising interest rates in September. Dow Jones industrial average e-mini futures were up 0.14 percent at 17,695, S&P 500 futures were up 0.12 percent at 2,073.5 and Nasdaq 100 futures were up 0.19 percent at 4,430.25.

** BP PLC, Wednesday close $39.27, +4.23 pct premarket

BP Plc has reached an agreement with the United States and affected state governments to settle damages claim from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010, Bloomberg reported.

** TESLA MOTORS INC (Xetra: A1CX3T - news) , Wednesday close $269.15, +4.05 pct premarket

The electric car maker said Model S deliveries rose 52 percent to 11,507 in the second quarter, "a new company record for the most cars delivered in a quarter."

** CENTENE CORP (NYSE: CNC - news) , Wednesday close $80.9, +3.67 pct premarket

** HEALTH NET INC (NYSE: HNT - news) , Wednesday close $65.06, +17.09 pct premarket

U.S. health insurer Centene said it would buy rival Health Net for $6.3 billion to bolster its position as a manager of government insurance plans and gain scale to negotiate better prices with hospitals.

** AEROPOSTALE INC, Wednesday close $1.64, +5.49 pct premarket

The teen apparel retailer signed licensing deals to open stores in India and Indonesia.

The company said it would open 50 standalone stores, 150 shop-in-shops and e-commerce operations in India over the next five years, beginning in March.

** HARMONY GOLD MINING COMPANY LTD, Wednesday close $1.32, -0.76 pct premarket

** SIBANYE GOLD LTD, Wednesday close $6.3, -0.79 pct premarket

** ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LTD (Xetra: AOD.DE - news) , Wednesday close $8.45, +0.59 pct premarket

U.S.-listed shares of gold miners fell as gold prices fell to a 3-1/2 month low on Thursday, extending losses into a third straight session on a strong dollar ahead of U.S. jobs data.

** EBAY INC (Xetra: 916529 - news) , Wednesday close $60.425, +1.56 pct premarket

** XOOM CORP, Wednesday close $20.7, +21.06 pct premarket

** WESTERN UNION CORP, Wednesday close $20.39, -6.96 pct premarket

PayPal Inc said it would buy digital money transfer provider Xoom for $890 million as it muscles into a growing international remittance market and expand in countries like Mexico, India and China ahead of a spinoff from eBay Inc.

Shares (Berlin: DI6.BE - news) of Western Union fell after Evercore ISI cut its rating on the stock to "hold" from "buy" and its price target to $20 from $23, saying the deal poses a threat to the world's largest money-transfer company.

** GREEN BRICK PARTNERS INC (NasdaqCM: GRBK - news) , Wednesday close $11.54, +4.94 pct premarket

Activist investors David Einhorn and Daniel Loeb, the residential land developer's top two shareholders, increased their stake.

** HANSEN MEDICAL INC (NasdaqGM: HNSN - news) , Wednesday close $0.8599, +18.62 pct premarket

The medical robotics maker said the U.S. FDA approved its Magellan 10Fr robotic catheter for use in procedures to treat circulation disorders.

** GENERAL ELECTRIC CO, Wednesday close $26.66, +0.23 pct premarket

General Electric met EU antitrust regulators on Thursday, hoping they will take a softer line on its 12.4-billion-euro ($13.7 billion) bid for Alstom (Paris: FR0010220475 - news) 's energy unit.

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** PETROLEO BRASILEIRO SA, Wednesday close $8.65, +0.92 pct premarket

Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras moved quickly on Wednesday to deliver on promises to shed assets and raise cash by announcing the sale of stakes in two offshore oilfields and a study of ways to sell part of its fuel-distribution unit.

** ARCELORMITTAL SA, Wednesday close $9.64, +0.93 pct premarket

ArcelorMittal (Other OTC: AMSYF - news) , the world's largest producer of steel, will cut 2,800 jobs at its Mexico unit as global prices slump, it said in a joint statement with local competitors on Wednesday, while accusing Russia, China and Turkey of dumping steel on markets at levels below production costs.

** SPRINT CORP, Wednesday close $4.52, +0.22 pct premarket

British electrical goods and mobile phone retailer Dixons Carphone said its Connected World Services (CWS) division has signed a deal with Sprint, the U.S. mobile network operator, to open and manage Sprint-branded stores in the U.S.

** RIO TINTO (LSE: RIO.L - news) , Wednesday close $40.73, +1.30 pct premarket

The head of global mining firm Rio Tinto urged governments not to be tempted by protectionism as they try to preserve revenues at a time of weakening commodity prices.

** ACCENTURE PLC (NYSE: ACN - news) , Wednesday close $98.06

Spanish travel technology company Amadeus said it would buy Navitaire, a subsidiary of Accenture, for $830 million, to focus mainly on digital services for airline passengers.

(Compiled By Manya Venkatesh in Bengaluru; Editing by Simon Jennings)