Mid-Day Market Update: Hi-Tech Pharmacal Rises On Acquisition News; Sanderson Farms Shares Fall

Midway through trading Tuesday, the Dow traded down 0.76 percent to 14,832.69 while the NASDAQ tumbled 1.48 percent to 3,603.44. The S&P also fell, dropping 1.11 percent to 1,638.39. Top Headline Tiffany & Co (NYSE: TIF ) reported a 16% rise in its fiscal second-quarter net income. Tiffany's quarterly earnings