NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top tools and appliances companies were down at the close of trading:
General Electric Co. fell $.13 or .5 percent, to $23.53.
Snap-On fell $.12 or .1 percent, to $90.23.
Stanley Works fell $.92 or 1.2 percent, to $78.74.
Whirlpool Corp. fell $1.39 or 1.1 percent, to $129.19.
