The biggest gainers were safe-play stocks like power companies, banks and health care companies, a sign that investors are becoming more cautious.
Technology companies were dragged lower after network equipment maker Cisco Systems predicted a sharp drop in sales.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 54 points, or 0.4 percent, to close at 15,876 Thursday. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose eight points, or 0.5 percent, to 1,790 points. Both set records for the second day in a row.
The Nasdaq composite rose less than other indexes because of the slump in tech stocks, gaining just seven points, or 0.2 percent, to 3,972.
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