Mid-Afternoon Market Update: Microsoft Surges on Ballmer Retirement as Autodesk Rallies Despite Poor Guidance

Toward the end of trading Friday, the Dow traded up 0.19 percent to 14,992.65 while the NASDAQ surged 0.45 percent to 3,655.17. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.28 percent to 1,661.57. Top Headline Foot Locker (NYSE: FL ) reported a 12% rise in its fiscal second-quarter profit. Foot Locker's