Mid-Morning Market Update: Markets Surge; Monsanto Profit Tops Estimates By: Benzinga via Benzinga January 07, 2015 at 10:59 AM EST Following the market opening Wednesday, the Dow traded up 1.03 percent to 17,549.79 while the NASDAQ climbed 1.07 percent to ... Read More >> Related Stocks: Alto Ingredients Inc J C Penney Company Inc Karyopharm Therapeut Kopin Corp Medicines Company Monsanto Co RPM International Inc Schulman A Inc