Mid-Day Market Update: US Stocks Turn Higher; Quiksilver Shares Surge On Upbeat Earnings
September 06, 2013 at 12:22 PM EDT
Midway through trading Friday, the Dow traded up 0.21 percent to 14,968.35 while the NASDAQ surged 0.21 percent to 3,666.32. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.31 percent to 1,660.23. Top Headline Smithfield Foods (NYSE: SFD ) reported a drop in its first-quarter profit. Smithfield's quarterly profit dropped to $39.5