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Futures: Dow up 0.05%, S&P 500 down 0.06%, Nasdaq down

0.03%

April 28 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were

little changed on Monday as investors braced for a week packed

with key economic data and earnings from some of Wall Street's

biggest companies, with the Trump administration's trade policy

developments also in focus.

The three main indexes ended Friday with weekly gains, while

the small-cap Russell 2000 marked its best week since

November as signs emerged that the U.S. and China could be

willing to de-escalate trade tensions.

However, competing claims on the state of negotiations from

Beijing and U.S. President Donald Trump highlighted the

uncertainties facing investors as they attempt to navigate

Trump's disruption of world trade.

The upcoming week will see 180 S&P 500 companies report

quarterly results, with the spotlight on "Magnificent Seven"

megacaps Apple ( AAPL ), Microsoft ( MSFT ), Amazon ( AMZN ) and

Meta Platforms ( META ).

Earnings season has so far has been somewhat upbeat, with

S&P 500 earnings now expected to climb 9.7% in the first quarter

from a year ago, higher than an April 1 estimate for an 8% gain,

according to LSEG IBES.

Of the 179 companies in the S&P 500 that have reported

earnings to date for the first quarter, 72.6% have reported

earnings above analyst expectations, according to estimates

compiled by LSEG.

Many companies have flagged the uncertainty caused by new

tariffs, with some including Procter & Gamble ( PG ) cutting

annual forecasts and others, such as American Airlines ( AAL ),

pulling their annual profit outlook entirely.

Key economic data, most notably monthly U.S. payrolls data,

gross domestic product data and the personal consumption

expenditures price index, will also be keenly watched for

signals on how new tariffs are impacting economic growth,

inflation and the labor market.

At 5:40 a.m. ET, Dow E-minis were up 20 points, or

0.05%, S&P 500 E-minis were down 3.5 points, or 0.06%,

and Nasdaq 100 E-minis were down 6.75 points, or 0.03%.

The week also marks 100 days since U.S. President Donald

Trump took office. An initial rally in equities after his

election, on hopes for more pro-business policies and

deregulation, has waned.

Instead, the S&P 500 has declined more than 4% since

Trump's election victory in November, and is over 10% off its

February record high, as markets have been roiled by the impact

of new trade policies.

Among individual stocks, Tesla rose 2.3% after

soaring nearly 10% in the previous session.

(Reporting by Lisa Mattackal in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika

Syamnath)