Mid-Afternoon Market Update: Facebook Continues to Rally As Markets Are in the Green Across the Board

Toward the end of trading Thursday, the Dow traded up 0.76 percent to 15,857.84 while the NASDAQ surged 1.95 percent to 4,130.07. The S&P also rose, gaining 1.22 percent to 1,795.42. Top Headline Visa (NYSE: V ) reported a 9% rise in its first-quarter profit. Visa's quarterly profit surged