U.S. stock futures were holding mostly steady on Friday, on the heels of strong gains that pushed the S&P 500 close to a record, as a retail sales update loomed. S&P 500 futures are up 1.5 points at 6,

Stock futures didn't make big moves on the retail sales report this morning. Dow futures were down 0.2%, while S&P 500 futures fell 0.1% and Nasdaq futures were down 0.1%. The January retail sales report revealed a downside surprise,

U.S. stock futures were shifting lower as the opening of markets neared. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell 151 points, or 0.3%, to 44,661, S&P 500 futures fell 0.1% to 6,124.50 and Nasdaq-100 futures fell 0.