U.S. Stock Futures Point to Mixed Open

Also scheduled is the Department of Labor's initial jobless claims number for the week ended Oct. 10.

Looking at commodities, crude oil was declining $2.13 to $72.41 a barrel. Gold was dropping $1.20 to $837.80.

Longer-dated U.S. Treasury securities were falling in price. The 10-year note was losing 14/32 to yield 4%, and the 30-year was down 21/32, yielding 4.23%. The dollar was gaining on the euro and pound but slipping vs. the yen.

Overseas, European markets such as the FTSE in London and the DAX in Frankfurt were trading lower. In Asia, the Nikkei in Japan and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong closed with losses.