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NEW YORK (AP) -- The Dow Jones industrial average fell at midday Monday, with Alcoa Inc. losing ground as growing aluminum stockpiles weighed on the company's share price. The index declined 31.78, to 13,081.27, as 22 of the 30 Dow stocks slipping. Alcoa shares dropped $1.24, or 3.6 percent, to $33.61 as aluminum inventories continued to rise. Shares of Exxon Mobil Corp. dipped on the first trading day after a construction worker accidentally ruptured one of the company's pipelines in Texas. The stock lost $1.34, to $84.39. 3M Co. shares slid $1.34, to $87.59, on reports that the conglomerate's construction and electronics results are not improving. On the positive side, shares of McDonald's Corp. rose 75 cents to $49.98. Chip maker Intel Corp. raised its third-quarter revenue forecast to a range of $9.4 billion to $9.8 billion, from $9 billion to $9.6 billion, as demand for microprocessors has been better than expected. The stock ticked up 18 cents to $25.65. Shares of consumer products maker Procter & Gamble Co. gained 7 cents, to $65.54.
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