The Dow Jones spun a tight circle near 42,300 on Tuesday. Markets largely failed to react to US CPI inflation, which eased slightly in April. Despite a general easing in the weighted index, key goods continue to rise, and tariff impacts loom ahead.

Soft inflation data and a major AI deal lifted U.S. stock indexes Tuesday, except for one notable exception: the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the blue-chip index that for many is synonymous with “the stock market.

The euphoria over the US-China trade truce began to fade as investors digested the latest reading on consumer prices.

The broad market index advanced 0.72% to close at 5,886.55. The S&P 500 now has a gain of 0.08% in 2025. The Nasdaq Composite gained 1.61% to finish the session at 19,010.08, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 269.67 points, or 0.64%, to 42,140.43.

Investors eye more trade deals, updates from President Trump’s trip to the Middle East and fresh consumer inflation data after U.S. stocks soared Monday as investors celebrated major progress on U.S.-China trade talks.

Stock market futures fell early Tuesday ahead of the release of the April consumer price index (CPI) report, which is expected to show the first impact of President Donald Trump's tariffs on inflation.

U.S. Treasury yields inched lower as investors weighed the state of the U.S. economy amid a tame inflation report and the U.S.-China trade agreement.

NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes were subdued at the open on Tuesday (May 13), as investors assessed the latest inflation numbers and their impact on monetary policy after markets came off sharp gains from the temporary Sino-US trade truce.

U.S. equities were mixed at midday, with tech shares and a better-than-expected consumer inflation report lifting the S&P 500 and Nasdaq.

The blue-chip index dropped 119.07 points, or 0.29%, to finish at 41,249.38. The S&P 500 edged down 0.07% to close at 5,659.91, while the Nasdaq Composite was nearly flat, ending the day at 17,928.92.

US Stock market futures are facing pressure as tariff uncertainty continues to dominate the conversation. The S&P 500, Dow Jones, and Nasdaq futures struggle for direction after recent tech rallies, especially in companies like Nvidia.