On Friday, October 13, the U.S. stock markets closed mixed as declining consumer confidence and Middle East tensions overshadowed positive earnings from major U.S. banks.

Major Wall Street banks kicked off the third quarter earnings season.       

In the S&P500 11 key sectors, energy topped the gains with a 2.3% increase due to rising oil prices. Utilities rose by 1% and consumer staples gained 0.8%, also emerging as leading sectors.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average increased by 0.12% to 33,670.29, the S&P 500 decreased by 0.50% to 4,327.78, while the Nasdaq Composite slid 1.23% to 13,407.23.

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Eurozone at 06:00 AM ET

• The European STOXX 600 index was down 0.01%.
• Germany’s DAX declined 0.05%. 
• France’s CAC was up 0.04%.
• The U.K.’s FTSE 100 traded higher by 0.41%.

Commodities at 06:00 AM ET

• Crude Oil WTI was trading higher by 0.08% at $86.42/bbl, and Brent was down 0.09% at $90.81/bbl.
• Natural Gas was down 2.87% to $3.146
• Gold was trading lower by 0.70% at $1,927.85, Silver slid 0.80% to $22.712, and Copper was up 0.48% to $3.5977.

US Futures at 06:00 AM ET

Dow futures were up 0.31%, S&P 500 futures gained 0.17%, while Nasdaq 100 futures slid slightly by 0.01%.

Forex at 06:00 AM ET

The U.S. Dollar Index was down 0.15% to 106.49. USD/JPY declined 0.01% to 149.56, and AUD/USD slipped by 0.30% to 1.5819.