3M recorded its largest daily increase in half a century in the top 20 of US stock trading volume. 3M closed up 22.99%, the largest daily increase since 1972, with a transaction volume of $4.004 billion. The company's net sales for the second quarter were 6.255 billion US dollars, a year-on-year decrease of 0.5%, and adjusted sales were 6.019 billion US dollars, an organic growth of 1.2%. According to the US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), earnings per share were $2.17, a year-on-year increase of 117%. 3M Company has adjusted its full year 2024 adjusted earnings per share forecast from $6.80 to $7.30 to $7.00 to $7.30.