(RTTNews) - After displaying mixed results in the prior session, stocks could shift lower during early trading on Friday. Index futures currently signal a mild decrease at the market open, with S&P 500 futures showing a 0.1 percent drop.

Initial activity on Wall Street may remain focused on Nvidia (NVDA), which is declining 1.6 percent in pre-market action.

A gain by Nvidia supported limited gains early Thursday, yet a notable retreat by the AI leader and market pacesetter pressured the Nasdaq and S&P 500 throughout the session.

Trading volumes could stay light overall as participants seek further details on future interest rate paths.

Soon after the opening bell, the National Association of Realtors plans to issue its existing home sales data for May. Sales are projected to fall to an annual pace of 4.10 million in May from 4.14 million in April.

The Conference Board will also publish its leading economic indicators report for May. The index is forecast to decline 0.3 percent in May following a 0.6 percent drop in April.

After an early uptick, the main U.S. stock benchmarks diverged sharply on Thursday. The Nasdaq and S&P 500 retreated from their peaks into negative territory, while the Dow maintained its upward momentum.

The Dow closed higher by 299.90 points or 0.8 percent at 39,134.76, near a one-month peak, whereas the S&P 500 slipped 13.86 points or 0.3 percent to 5,473.17 and the Nasdaq dropped 140.64 points or 0.8 percent to 17,721.59.

Overseas, Asia-Pacific equity markets traded mostly lower on Friday. Japan's Nikkei 225 Index eased 0.1 percent, China's Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.2 percent, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index declined 1.7 percent.

Major European bourses also finished lower. The U.K.'s FTSE 100 Index decreased 0.7 percent, while Germany's DAX Index and France's CAC 40 Index each lost 0.6 percent.

In commodities, crude oil futures edged up $0.05 to $81.34 per barrel after rising $0.58 to $81.29 per barrel on Thursday. Gold futures advanced $8.40 to $2,377.40 an ounce following a $22.10 gain to $2,369 an ounce in the prior session.

On currencies, the U.S. dollar stood at 158.96 yen compared with 158.93 yen at the prior New York close. Versus the euro, the dollar traded at $1.0690 against yesterday's $1.0702.

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