NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top tools and appliances companies are down at 1 p.m.:
General Electric Co. fell $.14 or .6 percent, to $22.17.
Snap-On fell $.42 or .6 percent, to $70.81.
Stanley Works fell $.50 or .7 percent, to $75.36.
Whirlpool Corp. fell $1.29 or 1.5 percent, to $82.05.