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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are edging lower in midday trading a day after the Standard & Poor's 500 index closed at an all-time high.
The Dow Jones industrial average and the Nasdaq composite remain slightly below their own record highs.
The S&P 500 was down two points, or 0.1 percent, at 2,118 as of 11:45 a.m. Eastern time Friday.
The Dow lost 20 points, or 0.1 percent, to 18,231 and the Nasdaq gave up eight points, or 0.2 percent, to 5,042.
Keurig Green Mountain sank 8 percent after announcing a high price for its new cold-drink machine that got investors worried.
Semiconductor maker Applied Materials gained 3 percent after reporting results that came in ahead of analysts' forecasts.
Bond prices rose. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 2.16 percent.
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