Futures tracking Wall Street's main indexes were muted on Wednesday as investors awaited a slew of big bank earnings and a crucial inflation report that could influence market direction, especially for U.S. stocks currently sitting on ripe valuations. .N
** JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM.N:
BUZZ - Shares rise after Q4 profit jumps nL4N3O91N6
** Citigroup Inc C.N:
BUZZ - Q4 EPS and revenue expected to climb nL6N3OA0O6
** Goldman Sachs Group Inc GS.N:
BUZZ - Shares climb ahead of earnings nL1N3OA0SK
** BlackRock Inc BLK.N:
BUZZ - Up on Q4 profit rise, record assets nL4N3OB0UV
** Moderna Inc MRNA.O:
BUZZ - Falls as Morgan Stanley cuts PT nL4N3OB0VI
** Wells Fargo & Co WFC.N:
BUZZ - Shares rise after Q4 profit climbs nL4N3OA0RM
(Compiled by Rajarshi Roy and Prakhar Srivastava in Bengalu)
((Prakhar.srivastava2@thomsonreuters.com))