US stocks barely budge in early trading a day after S&P 500 set its latest record high

U.S. stocks are little changed in early trading a day after the Standard & Poor's 500 index closed at an all-time high.

The Dow Jones industrial average and the Nasdaq composite remain slightly below their own record highs.

The S&P 500 was essentially unchanged at 2,120 as of 9:35 a.m. Eastern time Friday.

The Dow edged up a point to 18,253 and the Nasdaq rose a fraction to 5,051.

Keurig Green Mountain sank 7 percent after announcing a high price for its new cold-drink machine that got investors worried.

Semiconductor maker Applied Materials gained 3 percent after reporting results that came in ahead of analysts' forecasts.

Bond prices rose. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 2.20 percent.