The Dow Jones Industrial Average and other major stock indexes traded lower Tuesday, with key inflation reports due later in the week. An early loser was Tesla, which threatened to snap a win streak that saw the stock rally by nearly 48%.

The S&P 500 was off 17.36 points, or 0.3%, to finish at 5,983.99. The large-cap benchmark index snapped a five-session winning streak and logged its worst day since Oct. 31.

U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish Wednesday after the latest inflation update boosted hopes that more help for the economy will arrive next month through a cut to interest rates. The S&P 500 was nearly unchanged and edged up by less than 0.