U.S. stock futures were steady on Tuesday evening, ahead of the consumer price index (CPI) reading this week. Futures on the Nasdaq 100 (NDX) and the S&P 500 (SPX) were up 0.02% and 0.03%, respectively, at 6:18 p.m. EDT on March 10, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) futures were down 0.04%.
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Trade QQQ with leverageIn the regular trading session, major indexes ended mostly lower as investors tracked developments in the Iran war. The S&P 500 and the Dow slipped 0.2% and 0.1%, respectively, while the Nasdaq inched slightly higher.
Investors are watching February’s CPI report after recent signs of a softer labor market. The report is expected to show headline inflation rising at a 2.4% year-over-year rate. Also, investors await earnings reports from Serve Robotics (SERV), UiPath (PATH), Stitch Fix (SFIX), and Bumble (BMBL).