Mid-Morning Market Update: Markets Mixed; Dollar General Profit Beats Estimates

Following the market opening Thursday, the Dow traded down 0.05 percent to 15,882.19 while the NASDAQ gained 0.12 percent to 4,042.73. The S&P also fell, dropping 0.09 percent to 1,791.23. Top Headline Dollar General (NYSE: DG ) reported a 14% rise in its third-quarter profit. Dollar General's quarterly profit surged to