Monday’s session in the S&P 500 index futures eked out a win, yet stayed within the recent consolidation range near 6500 as traders and investors brace for looming inflation data.

Overnight, Sunday evening trading commenced with investors dumping positions, hitting a low of 6480.25 before buyers quickly countered. The rest of premarket action took place in the green, oscillating the psychological 6500 level. The regular session kicked off with chop within a narrow band above that psychological level. 

Bulls soon pushed to a high of 6516.50 but were unable to hold a bid and faltered into the afternoon, eventually finding support near unchanged. A late-half-hour buyer push clinched a green close. The session ended in the upper half of the day’s range at 6506, up 16.25 handles. 

Tuesday brings a handful of earnings, mostly post-close. 

Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ: AVGO) snagged the biggest win among top components for the second straight day, climbing $10.76, or 3.21%, to close at $345.65, riding momentum from its recent earnings beat.

That outpaced the cash index’s 0.25% gain by over a dozen times. 

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) slumped as the biggest loser, shedding $4.44, or 1.27%, to close at $346.40.