Mid-Morning Market Update: Markets Rising, Hewlett Packard Earnings Top Estimates

Following the market opening Friday, the Dow traded up 0.26 percent to 13,916.46 while the NASDAQ rose 0.46 percent to 3,145.79. The S&P also fell, surging 0.37 percent to 1,508.02. Index Technicals: Top Headline Yesterday, Hewlett-Packard Co (NYSE: HPQ ) posted better-than-expected fiscal first-quarter results and issued an upbeat outlook for the