Crude oil rose while stock-index futures split before Monday's opening bell, keeping inflation risk in focus ahead of this week's data.
CAMS Morning Market Brief.
Monday, October 12, 2026.
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Crude oil rose while stock-index futures split before Monday's opening bell, keeping inflation risk in focus ahead of this week's data.
At six ten Eastern, S and P 500 futures were up 0.08%.
Dow futures were up 0.09%.
Nasdaq 100 futures were down 0.09%.
November West Texas Intermediate crude was $92.66 a barrel, up 0.88%.
December Brent was $105.61 a barrel, up 0.85%.
The energy fund was up 0.54% before the market.
The semiconductor fund was down 0.58%.
Friday's session finished broadly higher.
The Dow gained 0.83%, the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.64%, and the S and P 500 added 0.59%.
Nine of eleven tracked sector funds finished higher, with real estate and health care leading.
The 10-year Treasury yield ended Friday at 5.242%.
Early Monday, the dollar index was 102.375.
The V I X was 15.48.
Gold was near $4,198 an ounce.
Reuters reported that the consumer-price report is due Wednesday, followed by producer prices and retail sales Thursday.
JPMorgan Chase is scheduled to release third-quarter results Tuesday morning, opening a major bank-earnings test.
The first read is mixed: energy is firmer, semiconductors are softer, and the broad futures tape is nearly flat.
A stronger opening would need wider participation, while another crude advance would keep inflation sensitivity in play.
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