NEW YORK-- Shares of some top chemicals companies were down at the close of trading:. Dow Chemical Co. fell$. 53 or 1.7 percent, to $30.90. DuPont Co. fell$. 35 or. 7 percent, to $48.69.
NEW YORK-- Shares of some top chemicals companies are down at 1 p.m.:. Dow Chemical Co. fell$. 58 or 1.8 percent, to $30.85. DuPont Co. fell$. 43 or. 9 percent, to $48.61.
NEW YORK-- Shares of some top chemicals companies are down at 10 a.m.:. Dow Chemical Co. fell$. 51 or 1.6 percent, to $30.92. DuPont Co. fell$. 60 or 1.2 percent, to $48.44.
NEW YORK-- Shares of some top chemicals companies were up at the close of trading:. Dow Chemical Co. rose$. 43 or 1.4 percent, to $31.43. DuPont Co. rose$. 25 or. 5 percent, to $49.04.
NEW YORK-- Shares of some top chemicals companies are mixed at 1 p.m.:. Dow Chemical Co. rose$. 24 or. 8 percent, to $31.24. DuPont Co. fell$. 15 or. 3 percent, to $48.64.
NEW YORK-- Shares of some top chemicals companies are up at 10 a.m.:. Dow Chemical Co. rose$. 52 or 1.7 percent, to $31.52. DuPont Co. rose$. 21 or. 4 percent, to $49.00.
NEW YORK-- Shares of some top chemicals companies were mixed at the close of trading:. Dow Chemical Co. rose$. 05 or. 2 percent, to $31.00. DuPont Co. fell$. 24 or. 5 percent, to $48.79.
FAIRLAWN, Ohio-- Chemical company Omnova Solutions lost money in its seasonally weak fiscal first quarter, stung by a loss from discontinued operations and weaker volumes. A year earlier it earned $13.5 million, or 29 cents per share.
NEW YORK-- Shares of some top chemicals companies are mixed at 1 p.m.:. Dow Chemical Co. rose$. 02 or. 1 percent, to $30.97. DuPont Co. fell$. 25 or. 5 percent, to $48.78.
NEW YORK-- Shares of some top chemicals companies are down at 10 a.m.:. Dow Chemical Co. fell$. 23 or. 8 percent, to $30.72. DuPont Co. fell$. 28 or. 6 percent, to $48.75.
*Corn seed and trait sales jump more than 16 pct. April 3- Monsanto Co, the world's largest seed company, raised its full-year profit forecast on Wednesday after reporting a better-than-expected second quarter driven by strength in its global corn and herbicide businesses.
NEW YORK-- Shares of some top chemicals companies were mixed at the close of trading:. Dow Chemical Co. fell$. 42 or 1.3 percent, to $30.95. DuPont Co. rose$. 02 or percent, to $49.03.
NEW YORK-- Shares of some top chemicals companies are mixed at 1 p.m.:. Dow Chemical fell$. 08 or. 3 percent, to $31.29. DuPont rose$. 14 or. 3 percent, to $49.15.
NEW YORK-- Shares of some top chemicals companies are up at 10 a.m.:. Dow Chemical Co. rose$. 04 or. 1 percent, to $31.41. DuPont Co. rose$. 16 or. 3 percent, to $49.17.
NEW YORK-- Shares of some top chemicals companies were down at the close of trading:. Dow Chemical Co. fell$. 47 or 1.5 percent, to $31.37. DuPont Co. fell$. 15 or. 3 percent, to $49.01.
NEW YORK-- Shares of some top chemicals companies are down at 1 p.m.:. Dow Chemical Co. fell$. 43 or 1.4 percent, to $31.41. DuPont Co. fell$. 17 or. 3 percent, to $48.99.
NEW YORK-- Shares of some top chemicals companies are down at 10 a.m.:. Dow Chemical Co. fell$. 26 or. 8 percent, to $31.58. DuPont Co. fell$. 18 or. 4 percent, to $48.98.
IOWA CITY, Iowa-- Federal regulators have issued a permit to allow construction of a $1.3 billion fertilizer plant in Iowa after a deal was reached to require workers to monitor the site to ensure it is not an Indian burial ground, an official told The Associated Press on Monday.
*Agrium says practice is common. April 1- Hedge fund Jana Partners accused Canadian fertilizer company Agrium Inc on Monday of improperly paying brokers and investment advisers for shareholder votes as Jana's battle to shake up Agrium's board enters its final week.