Closing Glance: Shares of household durables mixed

Household durables stocks were mixed in Thursday trading as investors absorbed April same-store sales data that was mostly better-than-expected, but showed consumers are still spending cautiously.

Same-store sales, or sales at stores open at least a year, is a key indicator of retailer performance since it measures growth at existing stores rather than newly opened ones.

Here's how some stocks of household durables companies traded:

Black & Decker Corp., down 12 cents to $67.65.

Whirlpool Corp., down $1.37 to $71.83.

Snap-on Inc., up 2 cents to $59.71.

Stanley Works, up 4 cents to $48.81.