Wall Street futures gained on Monday, kicking off November on firmer ground driven by optimism around AI demand and a U.S.-China trade truce, while Kenvue shares soared after Kimberly-Clark's buyout deal. .N

** Micron Technology Inc MU.O:

** SanDisk Corp SNDK.O:

** Western Digital Corp WDC.O:

** Seagate Technology Holdings PLC STX.O:BUZZ - US memory chip makers' shares rise after report says Samsung delayed DDR5 pricing nL6N3WF0D2

** IREN Ltd IREN.O:BUZZ - Jumps on $9.7 bln AI cloud deal with Microsoft nL4N3WF0ML

** Kenvue Inc KVUE.N:BUZZ - Rises after $48.7 billion buyout deal from Kimberly-Clark nL4N3WF0OQ

** SM Energy Co SM.N:

** Civitas Resources Inc CIVI.N:BUZZ - Gain on $12.8 billion merger nL4N3WF0NW

** Kimberly-Clark Corp KMB.O:BUZZ - Falls after agreeing to buy Kenvue in $48.7 billion deal nL6N3WF0F9

** Southern Co SO.N:BUZZ - Dips after unveiling $1.75 bln equity units offering plans nL6N3WF0FN

** Vertiv Holdings Co VRT.N:BUZZ - Up on $1 billion deal to acquire PurgeRite nL4N3WF0P6

** Eaton Corporation PLC ETN.N:BUZZ - Shares fall after $9.5 bln deal to buy Boyd Thermal nL4N3WF0R4

** IDEXX Laboratories Inc IDXX.O:BUZZ - Rises after full-year profit forecast raise nL4N3WF0KP

** UniQure NV QURE.O:BUZZ - Slides after FDA says inadequate clinical data for Huntington's therapy nL4N3WF0TC

** IMAX Corp IMAX.N:BUZZ - Slips after $220 mln convertible bonds offering announced nL6N3WF0GD

** Alaska Air Group Inc ALK.N:BUZZ - TD Cowen raises Alaska Air's PT, sees recovery despite fuel, IT headwinds nL3N3VX0N0

** Freshpet Inc FRPT.O:BUZZ - Gains after Q3 sales beat nL4N3WF0TM

** Beyond Meat Inc BYND.O:BUZZ - Down as co delays quarterly earnings report nL6N3WF0GL

** Toast Inc TOST.N:BUZZ - Rises on Uber partnership nL6N3QU0IZ

** ON Semiconductor Corp ON.O:BUZZ - Rises after upbeat third-quarter results nL4N3WF0WB

** CMS Energy Corp CMS.N:BUZZ - Falls after announcing planned $750 mln convertible bonds sale nL6N3WF0HC

(Rajarshi Roy and Arnav Mishra)

((Rajarshi.Roy@thomsonreuters.com))