U.S. stocks crept to a record as the S&P 500 nudged higher after a quiet Tuesday of trading. The main measure of Wall Street's health rose 0.2% to finish just above its all-time closing high set last month.

Wall Street edged back from an all-time high following mixed profit reports from big companies. The S&P 500 barely budged on Friday and slipped by a hair, a day after rallying within 0.1% of its record set last month.

Major U.S. averages slipped Tuesday afternoon, as investors kicked off the holiday-shortened trading week with attention on geopolitics, and an eye on the market circling record highs. The benchmark S&P 500 (SP500) shed -0.