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Australian shares are set to open lower, after the Dow fell on weak retail-sales data.

ASX futures were down 0.61% or 52 points as of 8:30am on Monday, suggesting a lower open.

US stocks finished a week dominated by tariff news, inflation data and earnings higher after a mixed Friday in which the S&P 500 fell short of a new record.

A report Friday morning showed that retail sales fell by 0.9% in January, a bigger contraction than economists had forecast. The new data followed two hotter-than-expected inflation reports earlier in the week. But many investors seem to be brushing aside the economic data, said Chris Zaccarelli, chief investment officer at Northlight Asset Management.

"You can really tell we're in a bull market," Zaccarelli said. "All bad news seems to have been overlooked, and really good news is celebrated."

For the week, the S&P 500 gained 1.5%, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 2.6% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.5%.

For the day, the Dow industrials slipped 0.4%, while the S&P 500 dropped less than 0.1% after rising at times above its closing record of 6,118.71 from January. The Nasdaq Composite ticked up 0.4%.

Airbnb led the S&P 500 in Friday gains, with the stock rising 14% on the back of a strong earnings report. The index was dragged down by its health services segment, with DaVita falling around 11%. The Dow was pulled lower by the consumer non-durables sector, with Procter & Gamble shares sliding 4.7%.

Coinbase shares fell, even after the crypto exchange reported a surge in revenue and profit.

Earlier in the week, President Trump's decision to stop short of immediately imposing new tariffs, plus hopes of a resolution to the Ukraine war, had helped buoy stocks.

In commodity markets, Brent crude oil was down 0.37% to US$74.74 a barrel, while gold was down 1.56% to US$2,882.53.

The Australian dollar was at 63.49 US cents.

Asia

Chinese shares closed higher. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.4% to 3,346.72, and the Shenzhen Composite Index added 0.8% to 2,033.42.

Hong Kong shares ended higher. The benchmark Hang Seng Index climbed 3.7% to 22,620.33.

Japanese shares closed lower. The Nikkei Stock Average fell 0.8% to 39,149.43.

India shares ended lower. The BSE SENSEX slipped 0.3% to 75,939.21.

Europe

Stocks in the U.K. finished lower. The FTSE 100 Index lost 0.4% to 8,732.46.

In Europe, shares closed mixed. Germany's DAX decreased 0.4% to 22,513.42, and France's CAC 40 added 0.2% to 8,178.54.

North America

US stocks ended mixed. The DJIA slipped 0.4% to 44,546.08, the S&P 500 was flat at 6,114.63, and the Nasdaq rose 0.4% to 20,026.77.

Among S&P 500 companies, the top three gainers were Airbnb Inc ABNB, surging 14.49%, Super Micro Computer Inc SMCI jumped 13.33%, and Wynn Resorts Ltd WYNN lifted 10.38%.

The biggest decliners were GoDaddy Inc GDDY which dropped 14.21%, DaVita Inc DVA fell 11.08%, and Applied Materials Inc AMAT lost 8.14%.