Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average and other major stock indexes turned slightly higher Tuesday ahead of key inflation data, as investors awaited the early release of the consumer price index.

Stock futures were little changed on Tuesday morning ahead of the highly anticipated release of July inflation data.

U.S. stocks were edging higher in early trading Monday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq within striking distance of fresh record closes. Investors were shifting their focus to this week's consumer-price index for July and monitoring the tail end of quarterly corporate earnings.