Stocks Hold Near Records Amid Mixed Trading and Stabilizing Oil Prices

US stocks held close to their records on Wall Street, despite mixed trading results. The uncertain market followed two days of big gains that gave the week and August a strong start. Several big technology companies slumped, weighing down the market.

The New York Stock Exchange saw specialist Dilip Patel working on the floor, while currency traders passed by screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea.