Looming Inflation Report Eyed as US Equity Futures Tread Water Pre-Bell

09:09 AM EDT, 08/11/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity futures were little changed ahead of Monday's opening bell as traders looked ahead to a key inflation report later in the week.

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were 0.2% higher, S&P 500 futures were up 0.1%, Nasdaq futures were little changed.

Investors are awaiting the July consumer price index bulletin from Washington, slated for Tuesday.

Oil prices were higher, with front-month global benchmark North Sea Brent crude up 0.5% at $66.91 per barrel and US West Texas Intermediate crude 0.5% higher at $64.20 per barrel.

There are no major economic data due for release.

In other world markets, Hong Kong's Hang Seng ended 0.2% higher, China's Shanghai Composite finished 0.3% higher, while the Japanese market was closed for holiday. The UK's FTSE 100 was up 0.3%, and Germany's DAX index was 0.1% lower in Europe's early afternoon session.

In equities, International Money Express (IMXI) shares were 61% higher pre-bell after the company agreed to a $500 million acquisition by Western Union (WU) . Tegna (TGNA) stock was up 26% following a media report that Nexstar Media Group (NXST) is in advanced talks to acquire the company.

On the losing side, C3.ai (AI) stock was down 31% after the company said late Friday it expects a fiscal Q1 preliminary non-GAAP loss from operations.

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