May 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures ticked higher on Friday ahead of a long weekend, as investors watched for signs of a breakthrough in discussions to end the nearly three-month long Middle East war..N

** Workday Inc WDAY.O:
BUZZ - Jumps after topping quarterly estimates nL4N41Z0O5

** Take-Two Interactive Software Inc TTWO.O:
BUZZ - Levels up on GTA VI optimism, shrugs off booking miss nL6N41Z0FA

** Estée Lauder Companies Inc EL.N:
BUZZ - Jumps as Puig merger talks end nL6N41Z0HJ

** Zoom Communications Inc ZM.O:
BUZZ - Climbs after lifting annual forecasts nL6N41Z0JP

** International Business Machines Corp IBM.N:

** GlobalFoundries Inc GFS.O:

** D-Wave Quantumn Inc QBTS.N:

** Rigetti Computing Inc RGTI.O:
BUZZ - Climb after US says to invest $2 bln in firms nL6N41Z0L7

** Perpetua Resources Corp PPTA.O:
BUZZ - Jumps after US approves $2.9 billion for Idaho mine nL4N41Z0R1

** Ross Stores Inc ROST.O:
BUZZ - Shares jump on profit, sales outlook lift nL6N41Z0H4

** Merck & Co Inc MRK.N:
BUZZ - Rises after co and partner Kelun's lung cancer combo meets late-stage trial goal nL4N41Z0RX

** NervGen Pharma Corp NGEN.O:
BUZZ - Tumbles on deep-discounted $60 mln equity raise nL6N41Z0ML

** Denali Therapeutics Inc DNLI.O:
BUZZ - Falls after scrapping development of Parkinson's drug nL4N41Z0U2

** UP Fintech Holding Ltd TIGR.O:

** Futu Holdings Ltd FUTU.O:

** KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF KEWB.N:

** iShares MSCI China ETF MCHI.O:
BUZZ - China online broker ADRs dive on regulatory crackdown nL4N41Z0UL

** BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc BJ.N:
BUZZ - Tick up after quarterly sales, profit beat nL6N41Z0P9