Stocks drifted to a mixed close overall on Wall Street, but the S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite still managed to notch more record highs.
A big gain in Apple helped push both indexes higher Tuesday. The S&P 500 added 0.3 percent, driven largely by gains in tech stocks, even though more stocks fell than rose within the index. The Nasdaq climbed 0.9 percent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.3 percent.
The Federal Reserve announces its latest decision on interest rates on Wednesday and is widely expected to leave rates where they are. Apple jumped 7.3 percent after highlighting its push into artificial intelligence.
On Tuesday:
The S&P 500 rose 14.53 points, or 0.3 percent, to 5,375.32.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 120.62 points, or 0.3 percent, to 38,747.42.
The Nasdaq composite rose 151.02 points, or 0.9 percent, to 17,343.55.
The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies fell 7.27 points, or 0.4 percent, to 2,024.35.
For the week:
The S&P 500 is up 28.33 points, or 0.5 percent.
The Dow is down 51.57 points, or 0.1 percent.
The Nasdaq is up 210.42 points, or 1.2 percent.
The Russell 2000 is down 2.21 points, or 0.1 percent.
For the year:
The S&P 500 is up 605.49 points, or 12.7 percent.
The Dow is up 1,057.88 points, or 2.8 percent.
The Nasdaq is up 2,332.19 points, or 15.5 percent.
The Russell 2000 is down 2.73 points, or 0.1 percent.
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