US stock market: S&P 500, Dow end mixed ahead of inflation data
U.S. stocks lacked direction and struggled on Monday, with Catalent and Tyson Foods posting poor earnings. On Friday, the U.S. jobs data allayed fears of a labor market shortfall, driving stocks upwards. Investors’ attention will now be on Wednesday’s consumer price index data to assess whether the Federal Reserve’s tight monetary policy is keeping inflation under control.
