08:06 AM EDT, 09/09/2025 (MT Newswires) -- US equity futures were little changed pre-bell Tuesday as traders stayed on the sidelines ahead of key inflation data due for release later in the week.

Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were 0.1% higher, S&P 500 futures were up 0.1%, and Nasdaq futures were 0.2% higher.

Investors are looking ahead to the producer price index report for August due on Wednesday and the consumer price index for the same month due on Thursday.

Oil prices were higher, with front-month global benchmark North Sea Brent crude up 0.9% at $66.58 per barrel and US West Texas Intermediate crude 1% higher at $62.85 per barrel.

The National Federation of Independent Business' Small Business Optimism Index, released at 6 am ET, rose to a reading of 100.8 in August from 100.3 in July.