Mid-Afternoon Market Update: Given Imaging Rallies on Acquisition; Markets Mixed

Toward the end of trading Monday, the Dow traded down 0.01 percent to 16,019.65 while the NASDAQ surged 0.06 percent to 4,064.79. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.12 percent to 1,807.91. Top Headline Covidien PLC (NYSE: COV ) announced its plans to acquire Given Imaging (NASDAQ: