Mid-Afternoon Market Update: Markets Look to be Closing Higher For the 19th Strait Tuesday

Toward the end of trading Tuesday, the Dow traded up 0.47 percent to 15,407.31, while the NASDAQ rose 0.28 percent to 3,506.98. The S&P was also up, gaining 0.30 percent to 1,671.54. Top Headline Home Depot (NYSE: HD ) reported an 18.5% increase in its Q1 earnings and lifted its 2013