Dow futures struggle for direction as markets consolidate after run to records

U.S. stock-index futures were little changed Tuesday as traders took a breather before important economic data later in the week, including a closely watched inflation gauge.How are stock-index futures trading S&P 500 futures ES00, +0.13%rose 1 point to 5081 Dow Jones Industrial Average futures YM00, -0.03%dropped 27 points, or less than 0.1%, to 39,089 Nasdaq-100 futures NQ00, +0.27%gained 20 points, or 0.1%, to 17,997On Monday, the Dow DJIA,S&P 500 SPXand Nasdaq Composite COMPlogged sm