The New York Stock Exchange ended Monday's session stable, at the start of a week that promises to be tricky due to the publication of much-anticipated inflation data and the kick-off of quarterly earnings.

Thus, the Dow Jones ended the session just below its equilibrium, at close to 38,893, as did the S&P500 at just over 5,202, while the Nasdaq Composite finished very slightly above its Friday evening level, at 16.254.

The session was quiet, due to a lighter agenda ahead of a much more intense next few days, with the earnings season kicking off, as usual, on Friday with major banks such as JPMorgan Chase.

Given that the US financial sector has so far been one of Wall Street's big winners this year - with a gain of over 10% since January 1 - this earnings season will act as a real test.

The risk of a possible reawakening of inflation, which could delay the Fed's first rate cuts, is also likely to remain a red thread running through the markets, with consumer prices (CPI) for March due to be released this Wednesday.

"This publication will be the focus of attention, as a third month of higher-than-expected inflation would call into question the fact that its recovery is only temporary", warned Jim Reid, market analyst at Deutsche Bank.

On the stock side, Tesla rebounded by 4.9% after falling by more than 3% on Friday on rumors of abandoning development of its entry-level model, with investors welcoming the mention of a new project: the driverless 'Robotaxi' vehicle.

Warner Music Group climbed 5.3%, the music publishing giant having announced over the weekend its decision not to submit a firm merger offer to Believe, the French digital music specialist.

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