US stock futures fall after retail sales

NEW YORK, Oct 13 (Reuters) U.S. stock index futures fell on Friday, pointing to a weaker market open, after September retail sales were weaker than expected, suggesting the consumer may not be doing as well as previously believed.

The Dow Jones industrial average was poised to attempt the 12,000 mark for the first time before the release of the retail sales data.

S&P 500 futures were down 1.5 points, below fair value, a mathematical formula that evaluates pricing by taking into account interest rates, dividends and time to expiration on the contract.

Dow Jones industrial average futures were down 11 points, and Nasdaq 100 futures were down 1.25 points.

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