Futures Edge Lower Ahead of Earnings, Inflation Worries Persist

Traders work on the main trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the opening bell of the trading session in the Manhattan borough of New York City on Jan. 7, 2016. Brendan McDermid/Reuters

U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Monday, led by technology shares, ahead of a slate of earnings reports this week, while a relentless surge in oil prices fueled concerns about elevated inflation.

Facebook Inc., Google-parent Alphabet, Microsoft Corp., Amazon.com Inc., Intel Corp., and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. slipped between 0.1 percent and 0.7 percent.