US stock futures hold losses after April inflation data

May 12 (Reuters) - ‌U.S. stock ​index ​futures held on to their losses on Tuesday as ‌investors assessed April inflation data ⁠and its impact on the Federal ‌Reserve's monetary policy path.

A ‌Labor Department report showed the Consumer Price Index rose 3.8% on ​a yearly basis in April, compared with estimates of a ⁠3.7% increase, according to economists polled by ​Reuters. On a monthly basis, it rose 0.6%, in line with ​expectations.

Excluding volatile food ‌and energy components, core CPI stood at 2.8% on ⁠an annual basis, compared with estimates of 2.7%. Core CPI stood ⁠at 0.4% on a month-on-month basis, versus ​a 0.3% expected rise.

At 08:37 a.m. ET, Dow E-minis were down 15 points, or ‌0.03%, Nasdaq 100 E-minis were down 224 points, or ‌0.76%, and S&P 500 E-minis ⁠were down ‌24.5 points, or ​0.33%.

(Reporting by Ragini Mathur in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika ‌Syamnath)

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