Stock futures are flat after S&P 500 and Nasdaq close at records, Tesla shares decline

Stock futures were flat on Tuesday as investors braced for a big batch of tech earnings.

Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 30 points. S&P 500 futures were flat. Nasdaq-100 futures were also flat.

Shares of Tesla fell 3% in premarket trading even after the electric carmaker posted record net income of $438 million. Tesla also beat Wall Street’s earnings and revenue expectations handily, boosted by sales of bitcoin and regulatory credits. The shares have struggled this year, off more than 18% from their record. Though the stock is still up 360% over the last 12 months.

The first-quarter earnings season kicks into high gear on Tuesday with key tech companies such as Alphabet, Microsoft and AMD reporting after the bell.

So far, with about a third of the S&P 500 having reported numbers, 84% of companies have turned in a positive earnings surprise, according to FactSet. However, stock moves have been relatively muted following the strong results with the market standing at record levels with high valuations.

GameStop’s stock jumped more than 8% in premarket trading after the video game retailer said it sold 3.5 million additional shares, raising $551 million to speed up the company’s e-commerce transformation.

The S&P 500 edged higher to close at another record on Monday, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.9% to hit its first fresh record close since Feb. 12.

“Strong breadth measures suggest stocks still may have more upside,” said Jeff Buchbinder, equity strategist at LPL Financial. “While valuations are elevated, they still appear reasonable when factoring in interest rates and inflation.”

The Federal Reserve kicks off its two-day policy meeting on Tuesday. The central bank is not expected to take any action, but economists expect it to defend its policy to let inflation run hot.

Apple and Facebook earnings follow on Wednesday after the bell.