by Tyler Durden Monday, May 10, 2021 - 08:01 AM S&P futures started the weak flat with Nasdaq futures falling offset by surging commodity stocks as a new record in copper and iron ore prices stoked concern about whether inflation will derail a growth rebound in the world’s largest economy and spoil a record stock rally. Metal producers were among the biggest gainers in premarket trading, with Freeport-McMoRan, Cleveland-Cliffs and United States Steel all up at least 3%. At 715 am ET, Dow e-minis were up 109 points, or 0.31%, S&P 500 e-minis were up 3.25 points, or 0.08%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were down 35.5 points, or 0.26%. The tech-heavy index has been whipsawed by the prospect of inflation which threatens longer-term profit expectations typical of the industry A downgrade by Citi of Internet stocks such as GOOGL did not help. Treasury yields steadied as traders brace for a busy week of auctions.