NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top silver companies are up at 1 p.m.:
Hecla Mining Co. rose $.08 or 2.4 percent, to $3.40.
Pan American Silver Corp. rose $.28 or 2.1 percent, to $13.29.
Silver Standard Resources Inc. unchanged at $7.12.
Silver Wheaton rose $.26 or 1.1 percent, to $24.47.

