Updates with prices, analyst comment

By Joel Jose and Twesha Dikshit

June 11 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Thursday, as investors sought bargains in beaten-down technology stocks and were optimistic about signs of progress in peace talks between the U.S. and Iran.

Chipmakers bounced back after Wednesday's selloff sent major Wall Street indexes down more than 1% and technology stocks into correction territory, a 10% drop from their record close.

Nvidia NVDA.O, Intel INTC.O and Micron Technology MU.O were up between 0.75% and 4.4% in premarket trading.

The United States and Iran traded air attacks on Thursday, but three Iranian sources and a European official said the two countries were exchanging messages on details of a memorandum after reaching a political understanding, even as some issues still had to be discussed in detail.

"Markets staged a rebound after the latest U.S.–Iran military exchanges, but investors remain focused on inflation data, central bank decisions, and the durability of global growth amid elevated geopolitical and energy-market risks," said Bob Savage, head of markets macro strategy at BNY.

Expectations that talks to reopen the Strait of Hormuz were on track helped push oil prices LCOc1, CLc1 lower. O/R
At 07:24 a.m. ET, Dow E-minis YMcv1 were up 322 points, or 0.64%, S&P 500 E-minis EScv1 were up 41 points, or 0.56%, and Nasdaq 100 E-minis NQcv1 were up 278.75 points, or 0.98%.

The S&P 500 has dropped about 4% since hitting a record closing high in early June as investors grapple with stretched valuations in the technology sector and concerns about tighter monetary policy, as the Middle East conflict sends energy prices soaring and stokes inflation.

The highly anticipated Friday market debut of Elon Musk's SpaceX, set to be valued at $1.75 trillion, could also test the rally this year that has repeatedly lifted stocks to record levels.

Investors will also be watching the monthly U.S. producer prices report and weekly jobless claims, due at 8:30 a.m. ET, for more clues on the Federal Reserve's policy path ahead of next week's meeting.

U.S. consumer inflation increased at its fastest pace in three years in May, data showed on Wednesday, boosted by surging prices for energy products amid the Middle East conflict.

Among movers, Oracle ORCL.N shares plunged 8.7% after it projected capital spending plans for fiscal 2027 above Wall Street estimates, underscoring the heavy cash outlays required to expand its AI infrastructure.

Shares of Navan NAVN.O jumped 18.3% after the corporate travel booking agency raised its full-year forecasts for revenue and operating income on Wednesday, citing strong business travel demand and growth in its enterprise customer base.