U.S. stocks tiptoed to more records amid a mixed Tuesday of trading, tacking a touch more onto what’s already been a stellar year so far. The S&P 500 edged up by 2 points, or less than 0.1%, to set an all-time high for the 55th time this year.

In the bond market, Treasury yields held relatively steady after a report showed U.S. employers were advertising slightly more job openings at the end of October than a month earlier. Continued strength there would raise optimism that the economy could remain out of a recession that many investors had earlier worried was inevitable.

U.S. stocks are drifting around their records as Wall Street’s white-hot rally lets off the accelerator. The S&P 500 slipped 0.1% in Tuesday morning trading, a day after rising tech stocks helped it set an all-time high for the 54th time this year.

Wall Street opened December with a mixed performance, highlighted by record-breaking highs and sector-driven fluctuations. The S&P 500 edged up 0.2 percent by midday, building on its best month of the year.

Technology stocks pulled Wall Street to another record amid a mixed Monday of trading. The Standard & Poor's 500 rose 0.2% from its all-time high set on Friday to post a record for the 54th time this year.

U.S. stocks are kicking off December by drifting around their record heights. The S&P 500 rose 0.1% in early Monday trading after closing its best month of the year at