At 2:45 pm....

Stocks have been improving as the day wears on...

Dow -16
Nas -4
S&P -2 to 1255

Leaders on the day:

Green Mountain +5.01
Fusion IO +3.37
Interdigital +2.55
Transocean Offshore +2.12
Carbo Ceramics +4.99
Walter Energy +2.47