India, Jan. 30 -- After ending the previous session mostly lower, stocks are likely to move back to the upside in early trading on Thursday. The major index futures are currently pointing to a higher open for the markets, with the S&P 500 futures up by 0.3 percent.
Stocks may benefit from a positive reaction to earnings news from big-name companies such as IBM Corp. (IBM), Meta Platforms (META) and Tesla (TSLA).
Shares of IBM are surging by 9.5 percent in pre-market trading after the tech giant reported fourth quarter earnings that exceeded analyst estimates.
Facebook parent Meta is also seeing notable pre-market strength after reporting fourth quarter results that beat estimates on both the top and bottom lines.
Shares of Tesla may als...