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.

Shares have retreated in Asia after a lackluster finish on Wall Street following a report showing an uptick in inflation in the U.S. last month.

Most U.S. stocks ticked higher Monday to recover some of their sharp slide from last week. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% for its first gain in three days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 55 points, or 0.

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

World shares started out the week mixed after U.S. stocks fell to their worst loss since Election Day. U.S. futures were also mixed, with the S&P 500 contract up less than 0.1% and that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average 0.