07:37 AM EDT, 10/24/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The benchmark US stock measures were tracking in the green before Friday's open as investors await a key inflation report that was previously delayed due to the ongoing federal government shutdown.

The S&P 500 rose 0.3%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 0.1% and the Nasdaq added 0.5% in premarket activity. The indexes finished the previous trading session higher, with the Nasdaq snapping a two-day losing streak.

The consumer price index report for September is reportedly scheduled for an 8:30 am ET release. Government data are expected to show that consumer inflation rose 0.4% sequentially and 3.1% at the annual level last month, according to a Bloomberg-compiled consensus.

The consumer inflation report was delayed from last week's original release date due to the ongoing government shutdown, which entered its 24th day on Friday. The shutdown has also delayed the release of other key economic data, including September's producer prices report, nonfarm payrolls and the weekly jobless claims bulletin.

The CPI report comes ahead of the Federal Reserve's latest policy meeting scheduled for next week. Markets widely anticipate the central bank to lower its key lending rate by 25 basis points at the meeting, according to the CME FedWatch tool.

Treasury yields were up in premarket action, with the two-year rate increasing 1.3 basis points to 3.5% and the 10-year rate advancing 1.9 basis points to 4.01%.

Friday's economic calendar also has the purchasing managers' index report from S&P Global (SPGI) for October at 9:45 am, followed by the final University of Michigan consumer sentiment report for the same month at 10 am. The weekly Baker Hughes oil-and-gas rig count is out at 1 pm.

In a social media post Thursday, President Donald Trump announced the US is terminating all trade negotiations with Canada due to a Canadian advertisement featuring the voice of former US President Ronald Reagan criticizing tariffs on foreign goods.

Meanwhile, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday that Trump will meet with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, in South Korea on Oct. 30.

Shares of Intel ( INTC ) jumped 7.8% pre-bell as the chip maker turned a profit in the third quarter, while its revenue unexpectedly rose year over year. Ford Motor ( F ) rose 4.4% as the automaker reported better-than-expected third-quarter results. Deckers Outdoor ( DECK ) dropped 12% after the footwear designer and distributor provided a full-year outlook below market estimates.

Procter & Gamble ( PG ) , HCA Healthcare ( HCA ) , General Dynamics ( GD ) , Illinois Tool Works ( ITW ) and Booz Allen Hamilton ( BAH ) report their latest financial results before the bell, among others.

West Texas Intermediate crude oil nudged up 0.2% to $61.90 a barrel before the opening bell. Gold slipped 1.7% to $4,074 per troy ounce, while bitcoin gained 0.7% to $111,138.