U.S. stock futures were mixed on the final trading day of the week, with investors monitoring attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman.
Market players are closely watching geopolitical events, with attacks on oil tankers in the Middle East giving oil prices a boost. Brent crude climbed 0.4% to $61.57 a barrel, while WTI crude was up 0.1% at $52.33.
U.S. data also looms, with traders looking out for upcoming retail sales and industrial production data for May, as well as the consumer sentiment index for June. stock futures were mixed on the final trading day of the week, with investors monitoring attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman and awaiting upcoming economic data out of China.
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