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US STOCKS-EBay jumps in premarket, to spin off PayPal

* Futures up: Dow, S&P 0.3 percent, Nasdaq 0.6 pct

By Ryan Vlastelica

NEW YORK, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Shares (Berlin: DI6.BE - news) of eBay Inc jumped in premarket trading on Tuesday, moving on the heaviest volume of any premarket stock after it said it would spin off its PayPal division into a publicly traded company.

The stock jumped 12 percent to $59.10, with more than 1.2 million shares exchanging hands minutes after the stock was opened following a halt. Shares were on track for their biggest one-day advance since April 2012, and looked to return to positive territory for the year.

EBay (Xetra: 916529 - news) was the most active name on either the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq, and its rise helped Nasdaq futures add to their gains.

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Also rallying in premarket was Move Inc (NasdaqGS: MOVE - news) , which climbed after News Corp agreed to buy the property website for about $950 million. Shares of Move surged 37 percent to $21, putting it on track for its biggest one-day move since October 2008.

Futures snapshot at 7:37:

* S&P 500 e-minis were up 6.75 points, or 0.34 percent, with 143,610 contracts changing hands.

* Nasdaq 100 e-minis were gaining 25 points, or 0.62 percent, in volume of 29,532 contracts.

* Dow e-minis were up 54 points, or 0.32 percent, with 20,107 contracts changing hands. (Editing by Lisa Von Ahn and Chizu Nomiyama)