The Dow Jones Industrial Average spent the entire day trapped within a 200-point range, its narrowest daily bar in weeks, as traders refused to commit ahead of Wednesday's crucial inflation report.

Money Moves

• Intel (INTC) dropped 3% after announcing a $15 billion common stock offering, its largest single-name move of the session, though the stock is outside the Dow.
• Crude oil jumped nearly 3% to $81 per barrel, with Brent crude above $86, after...