April 10 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures turned

negative on Wednesday after a stronger-than-expected inflation

print tempered market expectations for interest-rate cuts by the

Federal Reserve.

A Labor Department report showed the Consumer Price Index

(CPI) rose 0.4% on a monthly basis in March, compared to the

0.3% increase expected by economists polled by Reuters.

Annually, it increased 3.5%, versus a 3.4% estimated growth.

Excluding volatile food and energy components, the core

figure rose 0.4% month-on-month in March, against expectations

of a 0.3% advance. Annually, it gained 3.8%, versus the

estimated 3.7% increase.

At 8:32 a.m. ET, Dow e-minis were down 330 points,

or 0.84%, S&P 500 e-minis were down 52.25 points, or

0.99%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were down 234.5 points, or

1.28%.