Futures slip as investors await Fed meeting, CPI numbers
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Futures off: Dow 0.44%, S&P 0.33%, Nasdaq 0.33%
Updated at 7:06 a.m. ET/1106 GMT
By Lisa Pauline Mattackal and Johann M Cherian
June 11 (Reuters) -U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Tuesday, set for a muted session as investors looked ahead to crucial inflation data and a policy announcement from the Federal Reserve this week.
The S&P 500 .SPX and the Nasdaq .IXIC posted record closing highs on Monday in a choppy session, boosted by shares of Nvidia NVDA.O after its 10-for-one stock split.
Nvidia dipped0.3% inpremarket trading, while shares of Apple AAPL.O lost 0.4% after investors were left unimpressedby the long-awaited AI strategy presented at its developer conference on Monday.
Markets are readying for Wednesday's release of the Consumer Price Index report for May, along with the conclusion of the Fed's two-day policy meeting. The central bank is not expected to change rates, but will release its updated economic projections and "dot plot".
The CPI numbers and the Fed's projections will be closely scrutinized as recent reports have given conflictingsignals on theeconomy's underlying health.
Markets are pricing in a 54.4% chance that the Fed's first rate cut will happen inSeptember, according to the CME's FedWatch tool.
"Lower commodity prices, coupled with potential adjustments in rental index calculations, could lead to more favorable inflation data in the coming months. This improvement would be a positive development for the markets and should influence the Federal Reserve's rate decisions," Jeremy Siegel, senior economist at WisdomTree, said in a note.
"Nevertheless, at this week’s meetings, I expect the dot plot to show between 1 and 2 cuts, with a few FOMC members choosing no cuts," Siegel said.
Producer Price Index data for May, import and export prices, as well as the first release of the University of Michigan's Consumer Sentiment Survey are also due later in the week.
On the day, a National Federation of Independent Business survey showed small-business confidence and hiring plans increased to their highest levels of the year in May, but the upcoming U.S. presidential election drove the Uncertainty Index to a nearly four-year high.
At 7:06 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis 1YMcv1 were down 171 points, or 0.44% , S&P 500 e-minis EScv1 were down 17.75 points, or 0.33% , and Nasdaq 100 e-minis NQcv1 were down 64 points, or 0.33% .
Cryptocurrency-linked stocks slipped as bitcoin BTC= slid 4%, withbitcoin miners Riot Platforms RIOT.O and Marathon Digital MARA.O and crypto exchange Coinbase COIN.O all falling over 3%
Eli Lilly LLY.N rose 2.6% after its Alzheimer's drug donanemab received unanimous backing from a U.S.FDA panel.
Rocket Labs USA RKLB.O gained 0.4% after the company signed terms to get nearly$24 million in funding under the U.S. CHIPS Act, in order to expand the production of semiconductors that power spacecraft.
Sage Therapeutics SAGE.O jumped5.6% after itsexperimental drug met the main goal of a mid-stage study in patients with Huntington's disease.
Cleveland-CliffsCLF.N dropped3.0% after brokerage J.P.Morgan downgraded the steel stock to "neutral" from "overweight".
Reporting by Lisa Mattackal and Johann M Cherian in Bengaluru; Editing by Pooja Desai
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