NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top tools and appliances companies are down at 1 p.m.:
General Electric Co. fell $.07 or .3 percent, to $22.44.
Snap-On fell $.33 or .5 percent, to $71.51.
Stanley Works fell $1.87 or 2.6 percent, to $69.86.
Whirlpool Corp. fell $1.34 or 1.6 percent, to $83.48.