Stocks Slip Ahead of GDP Data. S&P 500 Sits Just Below Record High.

Stocks looked set to move sideways on Tuesday, with much of Wall Street on vacation and only a couple of economic data releases due between now and the holiday season. The three major indexes all rallied on Monday, putting the S&P within striking distance of its record closing high. Volumes have been light, but investors appear to be in a cheery enough mood in the lead-up to Christmas, with risk assets buoyed by last week's cooler-than-expected inflation print. Futures tracking the Dow Jones Industrial Aver ...