NEW YORK >> U.S. stock indexes barely budged after a quiet day of mixed trading Tuesday.

The S&P 500 edged down by less than 0.1%. It was a tiny loss, but it still marked the first back-to-back drop for the index in a month and a half. The index fell modestly Monday after coming off a sixth straight winning week, its longest such streak of the year.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 6 points, or less than 0.1%. Like the S&P 500, it’s been on a long, record-breaking rally and set its all-time high Friday. The Nasdaq composite rose 0.2%.

General Motors jumped 10.4% for its best day since 2020 after delivering stronger profit and revenue for the latest quarter than analysts expected. It benefited from stronger sales to individual U.S. customers, even as sales slowed to large fleet buyers.

Philip Morris International was another one of the strongest forces pushing upward on the S&P 500 and rallied 10.5% after topping forecasts for both profit and revenue. CEO Jacek Olczak said the company is seeing momentum across regions and business lines, including growth for both its smoke-free business and for its combustible cigarettes.

Norfolk Southern climbed 4.9% after the railroad topped analysts’ forecasts for profit.

Trump Media & Technology Group jumped a 9.9% to bring its gain to 183% since hitting a bottom late last month. The company behind former President Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform is still losing money, but it tends to move more with the perceived chances of Trump’s reelection than anything else. It’s back above $34, but it’s still well below its peak above $66 reached in March.

Keeping indexes in check was GE Aerospace, which tumbled 9% and was the heaviest weight on the S&P 500. The company, which began trading independently this spring after splitting off from the former conglomerate General Electric, reported stronger profit for the latest quarter than analysts expected, but its revenue fell short of forecasts.

Verizon Communications sank 5% after likewise reporting weaker revenue for the latest quarter than expected, even though its profit edged past forecasts.

Genuine Parts, which sells automotive and industrial replacement parts, dropped 21% for the largest loss in the S&P 500 after its profit for the latest quarter fell well short of expectations. CEO Will Stengel said much of the shortfall was due to continued weakness in Europe and its industrial business.

Sherwin-Williams sank 5.3% after both its profit and revenue came in weaker than analysts expected. CEO Heidi Petz cited a “tough macroeconomic environment” and “continued choppiness in the demand environment” for its paints and coatings. Demand from do-it-yourself customers in North America remains weak given the higher debt levels that they’re carrying and still-lingering inflation.

All told, the S&P 500 slipped 2.78 points to 5,851.20. The Dow dipped 6.71 to 42,924.89, and the Nasdaq composite rose 33.12 to 18,573.13.

Stocks have slowed their record-breaking momentum this week under increasing pressure from rising Treasury yields in the bond market.

The yield on the 10-year Treasury held steady at 4.20%, where it was late Monday. That’s well above the 4.08% level it was at Friday. Higher yields for Treasurys can make investors less willing to pay high prices for stocks, which critics say already look too expensive.