Mid-Afternoon Market Update: Plug Rises on Secondary Pricing as Markets Remain Mixed Following Jobs Number

Midway through trading Friday, the Dow traded down 0.12 percent to 16,424.70 while the NASDAQ gained 0.28 percent to 4,167.01. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.15 percent to 1,840.69. Top Headline Alcoa (NYSE: AA ) reported a loss in the fourth quarter on Thursday. Alcoa posted a quarterly