Mid-Morning Market Update: Markets Mostly Higher; GE Profit Beats Estimates
October 18, 2013 at 10:10 AM EDT
Following the market opening Friday, the Dow traded up 0.02 percent to 15,374.52 while the NASDAQ surged 0.78 percent to 3,893.23. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.37 percent to 1,739.56. Top Headline General Electric Co (NYSE: GE ) reported an 8.6% drop in its third-quarter net profit. GE's quarterly