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Opening Glance: Shares of household durables mixed
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NEW YORK - Household durables stocks were mixed Thursday morning as the broader market wobbled following better-than-expected June retail sales, and news that Dow Chemical Co. will acquire rival Rohm and Haas Co. in a deal worth more than $15 billion.
Here's how some stocks of household durables companies are trading:
Black & Decker Corp. lost 8 cents to $55.39, after hitting a four-year low of $54.61.
Whirlpool Corp. fell $1.03, to $62.11.
Snap-on Inc. gained 16 cents to $50.48.
Stanley Works slipped 59 cents to $43.31.
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