India, April 30 -- The major U.S. index futures are currently pointing to a higher open on Thursday, with stocks likely to move to the upside after ending yesterday's choppy session little changed.

Early buying interest may be generated amid a positive reaction to some of the latest earnings news from big-name tech companies.

Shares of Alphabet (GOOGL) are surging by 7.1 percent in pre-market trading after the Google parent reported better than expected first quarter revenues.

Online retail giant Amazon (AMZN) is also jumping by 3.7 percent in pre-market trading after reporting first quarter results that exceeded analyst estimates.

Shares of Qualcomm (QCOM) are also seeing significant pre-market strength after the chipmaker reported bet...