Mid-Afternoon Market Update: Markets Continue to Rally; NII Holdings Shares Get a Boost

Toward the end of trading Tuesday, the Dow traded up 0.55 percent to 15,457 while the NASDAQ surged 1.04 percent to 4,038.57. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.87 percent to 1,757. Top Headline Yesterday, Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM ) reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings. Yum Brands posted its quarterly