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.

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 , lower. At ?07:24 a.m. ET, Dow E-minis were up 322 points, or 0.64%, S&P 500 E-minis were up 41 ?points, or 0.56%, and Nasdaq 100 E-minis were up 278.75 points, or 0.98%.