U.S. Stock Futures Flat Ahead of April CPI Reading

U.S. stock futures remained stable on Monday evening, with S&P 500 futures showing minimal gains and Dow Jones futures adding 23 points, or less than 0.1%. During the regular session, the S&P 500 rose by 0.19% and the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.1%. Expectations for April's consumer price index (CPI) suggest a year-over-year increase of 3.7%, with a monthly rise of 0.6%. Six of the 11 GICS sectors ended higher, led by energy which increased by 2.63%, while communication services fell by 2.33%.