Mid-Afternoon Market Update: Markets All Green, Research in Motion Looks to Test High 17's

Toward the end of trading Tuesday, the Dow traded up 0.36 percent to 13,698.00 while the NASDAQ rose 0.08 percent to 3,137.21. The S&P was also up, increasing 0.34 percent to 1,491.50. Top Headline
Verizon Communications VZ posted earnings this morning, largely missing analyst EPS estimates while slightly missing on revenue. Following the report, shares traded sharply down in the pre-market but have since recovered after the market opening. Equities Trading UP
Research in Motion RIMM shot up 11.55 percent to $17.67 in early trading on Tuesday after the company reported its considering selling the Blackberry hardware business and move into a software licensing model. Shares of OM Group OMG rose quickly as well, gaining 11.80 percent to $25.92 after the company announced that it will exit its advanced materials business. NII Holdings NIHD also traded up, rising 8.63 percent to $7.12 following news of Mexican telecom reforms Equities Trading DOWN
Arena Pharmaceuticals ARNA fell 10.36 percent to $8.76 after the company received a ‘day 180' list of issues with its obesity drug from European regulators. Office Depot ODP dropped as well, falling 4.00 percent to $4.46 as the company remained down on the session. Shares of Impact Laboratories IPXL traded down 6.90 percent to $19.57 after the FDA rejected the company's parkinsons disease drug. Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded up 0.67 percent to $96.68, while gold traded up 0.67 percent to $1,691.10. Silver traded up 0.29 percent Tuesday to $32.22. Eurozone
European markets were largely down this morning, but had recovered much of their losses from earlier in the session. The German DAX lead the market losers, falling 0.7 percent as it was pushed down by the financial sector, while the Italian MIB index managed to post a 0.17 percent gain in the face of red markets. Economics
In economic news Tuesday morning, the Chicago fed national activity was reported at 0.02, falling below the previous report of 0.270, while the Richmond fed manufacturing index came in at -12.0, a wide miss from the expected 5.0. Existing home sales were reported as well, coming in at 4.94 million, missing the expected 5.1 million, but beating the previous figure of 4.99 million.