Stock market today: US futures mark time as focus turns to inflation data

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US stock futures idled on Tuesday, with techs a bright spot as Wall Street kicked off a holiday-shortened week by focusing on a coming inflation report watched closely by the Federal Reserve. S&P 500 futures (ES=F) were up 0.1%, while contracts on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) added 0.2% after solid closing gains on Friday. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F), which lists fewer tech names, slipped 0.1%. The major gauges are regrouping after a volatile week as traders return from the Memorial Day break. Stocks have been buffeted back and forth by two impulses: fading optimism for...