09:21 AM EDT, 09/12/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US stocks look set to open little changed in Friday's trading session ahead of consumer sentiment data due out later in the morning.

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were off 0.23%, S&P 500 futures were down 0.06%, and Nasdaq futures were up 0.08%.

Oil prices were sharply higher, with front-month global benchmarks Brent crude and West Texas Intermediate crude rising 2.06% and 1.97%, respectively.

The Michigan Consumer Sentiment report, which will be released at 10:00 am ET, is expected to remain unchanged at 58.2 in September compared with August, according to Bloomberg. Also set for release on Friday is the Baker Hughes rig count at 1 pm ET.

In other world markets, Japan's Nikkei gained 0.89%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 1.16%, and China's Shanghai Composite was off 0.12%. In Europe's early afternoon session, the UK's FTSE 100 increased 0.35%, while Germany's DAX and France's CAC 40 each were off 0.09%.

Among active stocks, shares of GlucoTrack ( GCTK ) soared 128% in premarket activity after it said late Thursday it signed a purchase deal with Sixth Borough Capital Fund to purchase up to $20 million of its common shares. Cocrystal Pharma ( COCP ) shares shot up 76% after it reported Friday that its CDI-988 "represents a potential first oral antiviral for the prevention and treatment of norovirus infection." And shares of Huize (HUIZ) rose 21% after it reported that it swung to a profit in Q2.

On the losing side, shares of Next Technology ( NXTT ) plunged 49% after it said late Thursday that it will implement a 200-for-one reverse stock split before the market opens on Tuesday. Rent the Runway ( RENT ) tumbled 20% after it reported late Thursday a wider fiscal Q2 loss. Shares of XTI Aerospace ( XTIA ) shed 24% after it said late Thursday it priced a $20 million public offering of common shares and warrants.