U.S. stocks are drifting around a record on Thursday amid a relatively quiet day on Wall Street. The S&P 500 was 0.2% higher in midday trading and on track to squeak past its all-time high set early last month after coming close the day before.

Meanwhile, Nasdaq 100 futures ( NQ=F) fell 0.5% as tech stocks struggled to regain the momentum that propelled the previous day's gains. Nvidia ( NVDA) shares tipped lower in pre-market, as fellow megacap techs Apple ( AAPL) and Google parent Alphabet ( GOOG, GOOGL) also lost ground.

Netflix, Oracle and other technology stocks are lifting U.S. indexes Wednesday as their profits pile higher and excitement builds around the moneymaking prospects of artificial intelligence. The S&P 500 was up 0.

U.S. stocks are drifting near a record as Wall Street’s recent rally loses some momentum. The S&P 500 slipped 0.1% in early trading Thursday, a day after after pulling to the edge of its all-time high set in early December.

European markets open higher while Asian stocks are mixed after U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest comments on tariffs raised uncertainty in Chinese markets. Trump said Tuesday he was considering a

U.S. markets are poised to open with gains Wednesday on a sustained strong showing from some big corporations during earnings season and an announcement from President Donald Trump on a $500 billion AI investment partnership.