A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Aug. 24, 2026. <\/p>\n
Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters<\/p>\n
Stock futures were near flat on Tuesday night ahead of the release of key U.S. inflation data along with Nvidia’s latest quarterly results. <\/p>\n
S&P 500 futures<\/a> were little changed, while Nasdaq-100 futures<\/a> rose nearly 0.1%.<\/p>\n The major averages are coming off a winning session, boosted by falling yields and lower oil prices. The S&P 500 gained 0.3% in regular trading, while the Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.7%. The Dow climbed 160.24 points, or 0.3%, its third consecutive positive day.<\/p>\n Japan’s\u00a0Nikkei 225<\/a>\u00a0was poised to rise, with the Chicago and Osaka futures contract at 65,970, compared with the index’s previous close of 65,856.43.<\/p>\n Hong Kong’s\u00a0Hang Seng index<\/a>\u00a0futures were at 25,648 compared with the index’s last close of 25,511.1. <\/p>\n Futures for Australia’s S&P\/ASX 200<\/a> last traded at 9,143 while the index closed at 9,164.6.<\/p>\n July’s personal consumption expenditures price index, a monthly report detailing changes in prices of goods and services and the Federal Reserve’s preferred metric of inflation, is set to release on Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. ET. <\/p>\n Economists polled by Dow Jones expect a month-over-month increase of 0.1% and a year-over-year increase of 3.6%. In June<\/a>, the report noted a decrease of 0.1% on a monthly basis and a 3.7% increase in an annual basis.<\/p>\n The report comes with the bond market in focus. U.S. Treasury yields hit multiyear highs last week, with the 30-year bond rate reaching levels not seen in nearly 20 years. However, yields fell broadly on Tuesday, with the 10-year yield losing almost 8 basis points on the day. <\/p>\n