U.S. stocks are ticking higher as Wall Street recovers some of last week’s sharp slide. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% in afternoon trading Monday.

Nvidia Corp's results in the coming week could guide the U.S. stock market on its next path, as investors turn their focus to the technology sector and artificial intelligence trade after an election-fueled rally stalled.

Trading on Wall Street was quietly mixed early Monday ahead of a set of highly-anticipated earnings reports from some of the nation's biggest retailers. Futures for the S&P 500 rose just 0.1% before the bell,

Shares started out the week mixed in Asia after U.S. stocks fell to their worst loss since Election Day. Japan's Nikkei 225 index dropped 1% to 38,255.65 as the yen regained some strength against the U.