Oil surge keeps S&P 500, Nasdaq in check before earnings; Salesforce lifts Dow
By Ragini Mathur and Purvi Agarwal Oct 12 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq were little changed on Monday, with technology stocks under pressure as oil prices hit about two-week highs ahead of big bank earnings and inflation data due this week that could influence the Fed's monetary policy path