Stock Market Today: Stocks pause U.S.-China rally with inflation on deck

Fed Chair Jerome Powell and his colleagues will be firmly fixed on April inflation data as the impact of tariffs bleeds into the U.S. consumer economy. Alex Wong/Getty Images

By Martin Baccardax TheStreet

U.S. equity futures nudged lower in early Tuesday trading as investors hit pause on one of the strongest rallies of the year heading into a key inflation reading prior to the opening bell.

Stocks ended firmly higher on Monday, with the S&P 500 rising 3.26% for its strongest single-day gain in six weeks following a weekend deal between the U.S. and China to pause reciprocal tariffs for at least three months.

The benchmark also closed north of its 200-day moving average, a key performance indicator, for the first time since March. The Nasdaq, meanwhile, rose 4.35% to lift the tech-centered index into bull market territory, just a month after it booked a 20% bear market slump from its late December peak.

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