Mid-Afternoon Market Update: Markets Remain Mixed, Cliffs Natural Resources Falls Further

Toward the end of trading Wednesday, the Dow traded down 0.35 percent to 13,969.73 while the NASDAQ rose 0.19 percent to 3,192.18. The S&P also fell, decreasing 0.05 percent to 1,518.25. Index Technicals: On the major indexes today, the S&P looks poised to break out of the 1,518 -1,515 range and head