July 15 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures extended

gains on Tuesday as a largely in-line consumer inflation report

assuaged investor nerves about President Donald Trump's

tariff-induced price pressures.

A Labor Department report showed the consumer price index

rose 0.3% on a monthly basis in June, versus the 0.3% increase

forecast by economists polled by Reuters. Annually, it stood at

2.7%, compared with an estimated 2.6% rise.

The core figure, which excludes volatile food and energy

components, rose 0.2% on a monthly basis, while expectations

were for a 0.3% advance. Annually, it came in at 2.9%, versus an

estimated 3% increase.

At 08:31 a.m. ET, Dow E-minis were down 2 points,

or 0%, S&P 500 E-minis were up 28.5 points, or 0.45%,

and Nasdaq 100 E-minis were up 160.25 points, or 0.7%.