NEW YORK—Shares of aerospace and defense companies are mixed in morning trading, with Honeywell stock slipping after the company agreed to buy Metrologic Instruments Inc.
Honeywell International Inc. will pay $720 million to buy Metrologic, which makes hardware and software used in data capture and collection.
Tuesday morning results for stocks in the sector included:
Honeywell fell 77 cents to $59.69.
Boeing Co. added 80 cents to $85.78.
Precision Castparts Corp. lost $2.16 to $118.39.
Northrop Grumman Corp. picked up 74 cents to $74.02.
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