The move in futures comes after a broadly positive day on Wall Street. The S&P 500 rose 0.72%, while the Nasdaq Composite climbed 1.61% for its fifth straight positive session. The Dow fell 0.64%, weighed down by UnitedHealth, but is still up on the week.

Stock index futures were mixed after the retail inflation report rose less than expected in April. S&P 500 futures (SPX) +0.1%, Nasdaq 100 futures (US100:IND) +0.3%, and Dow futures (INDU) -0.4%. The 10-year Treasury yield (US10Y) fell 1 basis point to 4.

The S&P 500 is positive in 2025 as Nvidia flashed a buy signal on Saudi AI news. Palantir and Carvana led breakouts.

U.S. stock futures fell in pre-market trade on Tuesday as markets retraced gains from the U.S.-China trade deal rally and focused on rising price pressures. Futures linked to the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 0.

The major U.S. index futures on the Dow Jones, S&P and Nasdaq are currently pointing to a modestly higher open on Tuesday, with stocks poised to add to the substantial gains posted in the previous session.

U.S. stock futures dropped Tuesday morning as investor focus shifted from the recent U.S.-China tariff truce to the April CPI report, a key inflation update that could influence Federal Reserve interest rate cuts.

U.S. stocks are priming for a pause on Tuesday following the stellar gains notched up in the previous session. Tariff news flow, first-tier economic data, and a few earnings reports could decide the day's trading direction,

Futures jumped after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said U.S.-China trade talks were "productive." Tesla, Palantir and Alibaba are in focus.

Tesla’s (NASDAQ: TSLA) stock price is set to open higher when markets open today. At the moment, Tesla futures are pointing to an open that’s up about 1%, or $2.90 a share. Fueling upside is the announcement of a trade deal between the United States and China.

The U.S.-China tariff negotiations appeared to yield "a broad framework under which the two nations can conduct further talks," an analyst said.