NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top silver companies are up at 1 p.m.:
Hecla Mining Co. rose $.01 or .3 percent, to $3.39.
Pan American Silver Corp. rose $.01 or .1 percent, to $12.21.
Silver Standard Resources Inc. rose $.03 or .4 percent, to $6.94.
Silver Wheaton rose $.21 or .9 percent, to $23.30.
