Stocks Edge Up Midday On Conflicting Economic Data

Stocks were up slightly at midday Friday amid mixed economic data. Among IBD 50 stocks, chipmaker InvenSense (

) fell while CF Industries (

) jumped. The Dow Jones industrials chugged 0.4% higher. The S&P 500 crept ahead 0.3% while the Nasdaq turned 0.2% higher after being down mildly. Trade was soft, a fraction lower on the Nasdaq and down 7% on the NYSE vs. the same time Thursday. InvenSense sank 7% to its 10-week moving average. A bounce