Stock market outlook: Flat trading expected after strong quarter finish.

US futures trade mixed in premarket Monday after equities secured a strong weekly close on Friday. Last week, the S&P 500 added 3.5% - its biggest weekly gain since November. The key data for this week is Friday’s jobs report. The Q1 earnings season is expected to start later this month when big banks come out with their quarterly results. Analysts expect earnings to decline 6.6%, which would mark the largest earnings decline reported by the S&P 500 since Q2 2020 (-31.8%).