US stock futures showed mixed performance, while WTI crude oil prices fell to $85.

U.S. stock index futures traded mixed ahead of the inflation report release, with the S&P 500 futures contract rising less than 0.1% and the Nasdaq 100 futures contract falling 0.4%. WTI crude oil prices fell 2% to around $85 a barrel, the lowest level since the end of August. Tom Essai, founder of Sevens Report, said comments from Federal Reserve officials offset the continued decline in oil prices ahead of the CPI report release.