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IntroductionBy Peter Nurse -- U.S. stocks are seen opening marginally higher Friday, continuing the previous ses ...

By Peter Nurse

-- U.S. stocks are Currency Trading Platform Appseen opening marginally higher Friday, continuing the previous session's huge turnaround ahead of a slew of big bank earnings and the latest retail sales release.

Dow Futures Rise 165 Pts; Big Bank Quarterly Earnings Due By

At 07:00 ET (11:00 GMT), the contract was up 165 points or 0.6%, traded 14 points or 0.4% higher, and climbed 20 points or 0.2%.

The main equity indices closed sharply higher Thursday after falling early in the day on the heels of a report showing ran hotter than expected in September, suggesting the is likely to continue with its aggressive rate-hiking plan.

The blue-chip ended more than 800 points or 2.8% higher, while the broad-based gained 2.6%, and the tech-heavy ended 2.2% higher.

The third quarter earnings season continues Friday, with a number of the country’s major banks due. There are hopes a solid quarter can boost sentiment, rather like it did in the previous reporting period.

JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:), (NYSE:), (NYSE:), and (NYSE:) are all scheduled to report before the bell, and these results will give investors a sense for what rising interest rates and inflation are doing to the nation's biggest lenders.

UnitedHealth (NYSE:) is also expected to report third quarter numbers, with the health insurer's costs, particularly those related to COVID-19, squarely in focus.

Beyond Meat (NASDAQ:) stock fell sharply premarket after the faux-meat maker slashed its annual revenue forecast due to rising inflation and said it was cutting about 200 jobs or 19% of its total workforce.

U.S. data are due at 08:30 ET (12:30 GMT) and should provide clues on how the aggressive Fed rate hikes are impacting consumer demand. The latest consumer sentiment figures from the are also due at 10:00 ET (14:00 GMT).

Oil prices weakened Friday and look set to post a weekly loss after a spike in China's COVID-19 cases and a bigger-than-expected build in U.S. crude inventories increased concerns over global demand.

COVID cases persist in China, the world's largest importer, including in Shanghai, the country's financial capital, threatening new lockdowns, which could severely crimp demand.

Additionally, official data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration showed that grew by 9.9 million barrels last week, much more than expected.

By 07:00 ET (11:00 GMT), traded 1.1% lower at $88.16 a barrel, while the contract traded 0.9% lower at $93.73. Both contracts are down over 4% this week.

Additionally, fell 0.9% to $1,661.70/oz, while traded 0.3% lower at 0.9741.

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