Wall St ends flat as investors await CPI, earnings

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: The Wall Street sign is pictured at the New York Stock exchange (NYSE) in New York City, United States

NEW YORK: U.S. stocks were essentially unchanged at the close of a choppy session on Monday, with a solar eclipse offering distraction ahead of crucial inflation data and the kick-off of first-quarter earnings season.

All three major U.S. stock indexes were held in check by the highest benchmark U.S. Treasury yields since November in the wake of Friday's blowout employment report.