Wall Street's main indexes closed roughly flat on Monday, after struggling for direction while investors awaited a raft of corporate earnings reports from major retailers for more signs about the state of the economy and the Federal Reserve's annual symposium in Jackson Hole.

Wall Street’s major averages finished a muted on Monday as investors shift their focus to a wave of retail earnings and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s upcoming speech at the Jackson Hole symposium later this week.

U.S. stock index futures remained steady as investors anticipated earnings reports from major retailers to gauge American consumer health. Intel soared after a SoftBank investment, while the focus shifted to Federal Reserve discussions on interest rates.