Futures the Dow Jones Industrials pushed up 50 points, or 0.2%, to 30,141.
Futures for the S&P 500 eked ahead 4.25 points, or 0.1%, to 3,686.
Futures for the NASDAQ Composite gained 4.75 points to 11,088.50.
JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo gained after revenue topped expectations. Morgan Stanley reported a profit miss, sending shares down more than 2% in premarket trading. Citigroup also reported a miss in third-quarter profits.
Dow member UnitedHealth also reported results that beat Wall Street expectations on Friday, sending shares higher.
The outlook for this earnings season is not good. Profit for S&P 500 companies increased a measly 2.4% in the third quarter, according to the latest analyst estimates collected by FactSet, the worst growth since third quarter 2020, the heart of the pandemic.
There’s still more economic data this week, too. September’s retail sales will come out this morning. Later on, investors are looking forward to the latest consumer sentiment figures from the University of Michigan.
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 moved up 3.3% Friday, while in Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index was positive 1.2%.
Oil prices sank $1.79 to $87.32 U.S. a barrel.
Gold prices dropped $16.60 to $1,660.40 U.S. an ounce.