U.S. stock futures were shifting lower as the opening of markets neared. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell 151 points, or 0.3%, to 44,661, S&P 500 futures fell 0.1% to 6,124.50 and Nasdaq-100 futures fell 0.

Stocks didn't make big moves on the retail sales report this morning. The Dow was down 0.2%, while the S&P 500 fell 0.1% and the Nasdaq was down 0.1%. The January retail sales report revealed a downside surprise,