Household durables stocks fell Tuesday morning as Wall Street digested comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke that the central bank might extend its lending efforts to investment banks, but oil prices fell.
Here's how some stocks of household durables companies are trading:
Black & Decker Corp., down 37 cents to $55.64.
Whirlpool Corp., down 59 cents to $61.88.
Snap-on Inc., down 30 cents to $49.97.
Stanley Works, down 1 cent to $44.