Stock futures were little changed Thursday as traders assess retail sales data that pointed to a strong U.S. economy.
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrials let go of 30 points, or 0.1%, early Thursday to 34,144.
Futures for the S&P 500 fell nine points, or 0.2%, to 4,149.25.
Futures for the NASDAQ Composite slipped 41.25 points, or 0.3%, to 12,688.75.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 index gained 0.7%, while in Hong Kong, the Hang Seng hiked 0.8%.
Oil prices slid 18 cents to $78.77 U.S. a barrel.
Gold prices poked up $1.70 to $1,847.00 U.S. an ounce.