Wall Street is hanging near its record on Friday after big companies turned in a mixed set of profit results. The S&P 500 was edging down by 0.1% in early trading, a day after pulling away from its all-time high following a weaker-than-expected profit forecast from Walmart.

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 is retreating from its record as a slide for Walmart weighs on U.S. stock indexes Thursday. The S&P 500 was down 0.6% in morning trading after setting all-time highs in each of the last two days.