The S&P 500 overcame big declines in airline stocks and shares of companies that rely on discretionary spending Friday to inch closer to a new all-time high.

The benchmark stock index ended Friday less than 0.1% higher, within 0.3% of a record high that has stood for more than two years. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite also added less than 0.1%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.3%, or 118 points.