Stock futures hovered near the flatline on Tuesday, after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite pulled back from record highs. Futures tied to the broad market index were little changed, while Nasdaq-100 futures inched up 0.2%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures lost 64 points. Oracle shares slumped more than 6% after the database software company posted fiscal second quarter results that missed Wall Street’s estimates. The stock has jumped more than 80% this year. The major averages fell on Monday. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite slid about 0.6%, dropping from recent records as Nvidia shares declined. Shares of the chip giant fell again Tuesday on the heels of a Chinese regulator saying it was investigating the company for possible violations of the country’s antimonopoly law. Elsewhere in tech, juggernauts Meta Platforms, Amazon and Netflix also ended the previous session lower. “We have heard that the tech trade has been over on and off for five years yet there has not been a better place to be,” said Laffer Tengler Investments CEO Nancy Tengler. “Yes, the market is broadening and that is good but without tech, the market and the economy struggle.” Investors are now waiting on the U.S. consumer price index report, which is due Wednesday and could influence how the Federal Reserve proceeds on interest rates at its Dec. 17-18 meeting. Economists polled by Dow Jones forecast that headline inflation rose 0.3% in November and 2.7% over the prior 12 months. Several companies of note are also reporting results Tuesday, including GameStop and Dave & Buster’s Entertainment. U.S. Treasury yields rose on Tuesday as investors awaited fresh inflation data due later this week. The yield on the 10-year Treasury was up more than 3 basis points to 4.232%. The 2-year Treasury also rose more than a basis point to 4.145%. China stocks were mixed Tuesday amid broader gains in Asia-Pacific markets, following losses on Wall Street that saw the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite pull back from record highs ahead of key inflation data. Mainland China’s CSI 300 index rose 0.74%, paring earlier gains and closing at 3,995.64, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index was down 0.2% as of its final hour. South Korea’s benchmark Kospi gained 2.43% and led gains in the region, closing at 2,417.84 and marking its best day in almost three months. Meanwhile, the small-cap Kosdaq surged 5.52% to 661.59 as investors continued to monitor the country’s political situation. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 closed 0.36% lower to finish at 8,393, after the Reserve Bank of Australia held its benchmark rate at 4.35% for the 10th consecutive time. Japan’s Nikkei 225 climbed 0.53% and closed at 39,367.58, while the Topix gained 0.25% to 2,741.41. Oil prices eased on Tuesday, holding on to most of their gains from the prior session as mounting geopolitical risk after the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and China’s vow to ramp up policy stimulus kept a floor under prices. Brent crude futures were down 40 cents, or about 0.5%, at $71.74 per barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were down 41 cents, also 0.6% lower, at $67.94. Both climbed more than 1% on Monday. Gold prices extended gains on Tuesday, buoyed by top consumer China’s pledge to ramp up policy stimulus to help spur economic growth, with investors awaiting U.S. inflation data for further insights into the Federal Reserve’s interest rate outlook. Spot gold had gained 0.4% to $2,669.84 per ounce, as of 0248 GMT. U.S. gold futures rose 0.3% at $2,692.50. Gold hit a two-week high on Monday, supported by China’s central bank resuming purchases after a six-month hiatus.