Mid-Morning Market Update: Markets Mixed, DuPont Posts Upbeat Q2 Profit

Following the market opening Tuesday, the Dow traded up 0.28 percent to 15,588.55 while the NASDAQ dropped 0.12 percent to 3,596.17. The S&P also fell, declining 0.01 percent to 1,695.44. Top Headline E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co (NYSE: DD ) reported a drop in its second-quarter net income. DuPont's quarterly net