US Stock Futures Up As Investors Await Retail Sales Data

US stock futures are slightly higher, this morning as investors are awaiting the data on retail sales. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 10 points to 11,162.00, while S&P 500 futures gained up 2 points to 1,197.00. Nasdaq 100 futures moved up 7.75 points to 2,141.50. US stocks closed lower on Friday, with the Dow index losing 0.80%. The data on October retail sales and the Empire State manufacturing index for November are due at 8:30 a.m. ET. Lowe's Companies Inc LOW and Urban Outfitters Inc URBN are all set to report their quarterly results today. European stock markets are trading lower, with the Stoxx Europe 600 index dropping about 0.07%. Asian stock markets ended mixed, with the Japan's Nikkei Stock Average adding 1.06% and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 moving down 0.11%. The euro dropped about 0.6% to $1.3609. The dollar index (DXY) gained 0.56% to 78.52. Gold futures moved down to $1,364 an ounce in electronic trading. Read more from Benzinga's Markets.