U.S. stocks were flat Tuesday, after the major averages snapped a three-day decline, as traders awaited key inflation data slated for release later in the week.
The Dow Jones Industrials gained 90.81 points to begin trading on Tuesday at 34,035.21.
The S&P 500 gained 5.82 points to 4,415.35.
The NASDAQ index slipped 0.81 points to 13,684.67.
Etsy jumped 8%, making it one of the best-performing stocks in the broad market index. Meanwhile, Salesforce's stock rose 4% after the company announced it would increase price across the board in August.
The June consumer price index report set for release Wednesday, as well as the June producer price index due out Thursday, will shed light on whether the decline in inflation has continued, and create the backdrop for future direction of interest rates.
Investors have penciled in another quarter-point increase at the Federal Reserve's July 25-26 meeting. But they are undecided about what the central bank will do at its September meeting after last week's continued robust jobs data raised concern that policymakers will revert to raising rates following the June pause.
Second-quarter earnings season kicks off later this week with results from “systemically important financial institutions” such as JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Citigroup, plus BlackRock, PepsiCo and Delta Air. Dow component UnitedHealth reports Friday.
Prices for the 10-year Treasury were up a bit, lowering yields to 4.00% from Monday's 4.01%. Treasury prices and yields move in opposite directions.
Oil prices took on $1.05 to $74.04 U.S. a barrel.
Gold prices surged $7.40 to $1,938.40 U.S. an ounce.