Index futures point to mixed Wall St open
Futures for the Dow Jones industrial average index fell 0.1 percent on Friday, gained 0.3 percent for the Nasdaq 100 and rose 0.1 percent for the S&P 500 share index, pointing to a mix open for Wall Street.
* The Institute of Supply Management Chicago releases February index of manufacturing activity, due at 9:45 a.m. EST. Economists in a Reuters survey forecast a reading of 33.0 in the month compared with 33.3 in January.
* Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers release final February consumer sentiment index at 9:45 a.m. EST. Economists expect a reading of 56.0 compared with 61.2 in the final January report.
* At 10:30 a.m. EST, Economic Cycle Research Institute (ECRI) releases its weekly index of economic activity for February 20. In the prior week, the index read 107.3.
* Shares of Kohl's Corp fell 5.2 percent to $32.91 after the closing bell on Thursday after the apparel and home goods retailer reported fourth-quarter results.
* Shares of Dell Inc fell more than 3 percent to $7.92 after the bell on Thursday after the computer maker posted its fourth-quarter results.
(Reporting by Atul Prakash; Editing by Jon Loades-Carter)
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