Among the S&P 500's biggest percentage decliners, the stock of Juniper Networks fell 4.5 percent, a day after the company's chief executive resigned following a board review of his conduct in a negotiation with a customer.
Shares of Alibaba were down 3.7 percent, retracing recent gains. The e-commerce giant reported more than $9 billion in sales on China's Singles' Day on Tuesday.
The benchmark S&P index had set its 39th new closing high for the year on Monday, versus 45 such highs in 2013. The last time the index closed at a record for four consecutive days was in June, while its last five-day streak was in May 2013.
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