Futures ticked up for the S&P 500 as investors await Wednesday's July inflation report, expected to ease slightly to 3.4% from 3.5%.

The three major indexes are coming off their best weeks since April, and the S&P 500 finished Friday at an all-time closing high.

Major Wall Street indexes opened with minimal changes on Monday. Investors considered Middle East developments and awaited key inflation data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average saw…