It notes to medical products, fell $3.39, or 4 percent, to $74.55. 3M reported a third-quarter profit of 97 cents a share, with analysts expecting earnings of 98 cents a share, according to Reuters Estimates. Top U.S. toy makers, Mattel Inc. and Hasbro Inc., fell after softened expectations for the crucial holiday season. Mattel, the No. 1 toy maker, fell 26 cents to $17.71, after saying third-quarter earnings slipped 5 percent on a 13 percent drop in Barbie sales. Rival Hasbro Inc. fell 83 cents to $17.63 after it missed Wall Street expectations and warned that its 2004 revenues may not achieve its growth goal. American Standard Cos. Inc., which makes heating and cooling systems, fell $1.20 to $36.97 after it warned fourth-quarter earnings would fall below Wall Street estimates as commodity costs rise. But Check Point Software Technologies Inc. helped boost the Nasdaq, up 17 percent, or $3.07 at $20.99, after reporting a rise in third-quarter net profit that beat Wall Street estimates on strong demand for its network and Internet security products.
