NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top consumer companies were up at the close of trading:
Clorox rose $.53 or .7 percent, to $74.86.
Colgate-Palmolive Co. rose $.13 or .1 percent, to $108.59.
Kimberly-Clark Corp. rose $.39 or .5 percent, to $86.66.
Procter & Gamble Co. rose $.29 or .4 percent, to $69.00.