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.

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 continued to point toward a lower open on Friday after a report on January retail sales came in weaker than economists had expected. Sales shrank by 0.9% compared with the prior year,