NEW YORK—U.S. stocks drifted through a quiet Tuesday and held near their record heights following a mixed set of profit reports.
The S&P 500 slipped 2.96 points, or 0.1 percent, from its record to 4,924.97. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 133.86, or 0.3 percent, to 38,467.31, and the Nasdaq composite fell 118.15, or 0.8 percent, to 15,509.90.
