U.S. stock futures were mixed on Tuesday morning on a lower-than-expected December inflation reading. Notably, the December 2025 consumer price index (CPI) report revealed that core CPI, which excludes food and energy, rose 0.2% on a monthly basis, below the 0.3% Dow Jones estimate. Meanwhile, headline inflation increased 0.3% on a monthly basis and 2.7% at an annual rate in December. Futures on the Nasdaq 100 (NDX) and the S&P 500 (SPX) were up 0.07% and 0.04%, respectively, while futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) were down 0.10% at 8:57 a.m. EST on January 13.
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During Monday’s regular trading, all three major indexes closed in the green, with the S&P 500 rising 0.16%, the Dow gaining 0.17%, and the Nasdaq Composite advancing 0.26%.
Turning to trending stocks, JPMorgan Chase (JPM) reported better-than-expected Q4 2025 earnings, driven by strength in the trading business. Shares of Intel (INTC) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) rose 3.4% and 2.7% in Tuesday’s pre-market trading after KeyBanc upgraded both chipmakers to Buy, citing memory cycle and robust data center demand.
Meanwhile, Delta Air Lines (DAL) stock fell about 4% after reporting mixed Q4 2025 results. In contrast, shares of L3Harris Technologies (LHX) jumped more than 12% in pre-market trading after the defense contractor announced that it would pursue an initial public offering (IPO) of its missile solutions business in the second half of 2026 through a partnership with the U.S. Defense Department.
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