NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top silver companies are down at 1 p.m.:

Hecla Mining Co. fell $.05 or .8 percent, to $6.39.

Pan American Silver Corp. fell $.22 or 1.0 percent, to $20.97.

Silver Standard Resources Inc. fell $.17 or 1.2 percent, to $14.34.

Silver Wheaton fell $.08 or .2 percent, to $38.79.