U.S. equity futures pointed higher early Friday as traders positioned themselves ahead of a delayed but closely followed inflation reading. Alongside the data, markets are also watching a new gauge of consumer sentiment.

U.S. stocks are giving back some of last week’s rally as bitcoin, Nvidia and other former stars of Wall Street fall again. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 266 points, or 0.6%, and the Nasdaq composite was 1% lower.

Wall Street's main indexes had a subdued open on Friday as investors avoided large bets and awaited a long-delayed key inflation report that could shape the Federal Reserve's policy path. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 28.

U.S. stock index futures were little changed early Thursday, suggesting Wall Street may open without a clear direction following two sessions of mostly upward movement. After the sharp swings seen earlier in the week,

As the S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, and Dow Jones Industrial Average have climbed to never-before-seen levels, stock valuations are attempting to follow suit. Wall Street appears set to enter the new year with the second priciest stock market on record -- and history offers investors a dire warning of what's to come.

The Dow Jones ended below the flat line, having traded in a 350-point range through the session, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq managed to eke out gains, trading in a 40 and 160-point range respectively during the day.

At 11:33 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.54%, the S&P 500 gained 0.22%, the Nasdaq Composite added 0.09%

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Stocks closed higher Tuesday, a day after the three major equities indexes ended their runs of five consecutive winning sessions.