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"The market appears to be in wait-and-see mode at new highs," said Andre Bakhos, managing director at New Vines Capital LLC in Bernardsville, New Jersey.

Gains were muted, however, after the University of Michigan said its preliminary consumer sentiment index fell to 70.2, its lowest level in a decade, in the first half of this month from a final reading of 81.2 in July, suggesting the Delta variant of the coronavirus was impacting consumers. read more

Walt Disney (DIS.N) climbed 1.43% as one of the biggest boosts to both the Dow Industrials and benchmark S&P 500 after its profit topped market expectations as its streaming services added more customers than expected and pandemic-hit U.S. theme parks returned to profitability. read more

"We do still have a lot of variables such as the Delta variant ... but they are not hitting the tape yet."

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) rose 7.4 points, or 0.02%, to 35,507.25, the S&P 500 (.SPX) gained 3.76 points, or 0.08%, to 4,464.59 and the Nasdaq Composite (.IXIC) dropped 1.10 points, or 0.01%, to 14,815.16.

NEW YORK, Aug 13 (Reuters) - The Dow and the S&P 500 inched higher to touch intraday records on Friday and were poised for a second straight week of gains, buoyed by gains in Walt Disney, although a drop in consumer sentiment kept gains in check.