U.S. pre-market news brief

U.S. stock index futures were mixed, with Dow futures down 0.25%, S&P 500 futures up 0.12%, and Nasdaq futures up 0.40%. Germany's DAX index rose 0.07%, the UK's FTSE 100 fell 0.29%, France's CAC 40 fell 0.13%, and the Euro Stoxx 50 fell 0.16%. WTI crude oil rose 2.01% to $101.91 per barrel. Brent crude oil rose 1.81% to $111.39 per barrel. According to CME's "FedWatch," the probability that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates unchanged in October is 90.6%. Wall Street widely expects the Fed to keep rates unchanged at Wednesday's meeting, but a December rate hike remains possible. The U.S. military said that as regional tensions rise, ships that do not need to transit between ports in the Gulf of Oman and the Strait of Hormuz should avoid the relevant waters. Morgan Stanley strategists said that even with the European benchmark index still near record highs, if a "rolling bear market" in European equities reverses, semiconductors, technology hardware, and capital goods sectors would benefit the most. SK Hynix rose 7.97% in U.S. premarket trading after previously reporting third-quarter earnings that beat expectations and announcing a shareholder return plan. NXP Semiconductors fell 6.9% in premarket trading after the company forecast fourth-quarter sales below expectations. GE Vernova rose 2.7% in premarket trading after the company raised its annual revenue forecast and announced it would acquire the Trench group for $9 billion.