New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- US stock indices were muted on Friday after mixed economic data and as investors awaited more clarity on President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariff plans.

On Thursday, Trump said his economics team will devise plans for reciprocal tariffs on every country taxing US imports, though the directive stopped short of imposing fresh tariffs.

At 9:40 am ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was unchanged at 44,711.17. The S&P 500 gained 4.61 points, or 0.08 per cent, to 6,119.68 and the Nasdaq Composite inched 4.47 points, or 0.02 per cent, higher to 19,950.12.

US retail sales fell 0.9 per cent in January from the prior month. The fall is bigger than expected as cold weather crimped consumer activity alongside wildfires in...