Mid-Day Market Update: US Stocks Extend Gains; Lexicon Shares Surge
October 01, 2013 at 13:24 PM EDT
Midway through trading Tuesday, the Dow traded up 0.42 percent to 15,193.37 while the NASDAQ surged 1.04 percent to 3,810.79. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.79 percent to 1,694.81. Top Headline Walgreen Co (NYSE: WAG ) reported an 86% rise in its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings. Walgreen's quarterly profit surged to