Early Glance: Health Care Equipment Companies

NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top health care equipment companies are mixed at 10 a.m.:

Becton Dickinson fell $.02 or percent, to $68.49.

Covidien rose $.67 or 1.6 percent, to $43.80.

Millipore rose $1.04 or 1.5 percent, to $69.14.

Patterson rose $.57 or 2.2 percent, to $26.05.

PerkinElmer rose $.40 or 2.2 percent, to $18.88.

Thermo Fisher rose $.81 or 1.8 percent, to $44.87.

Varian Medical rose $.69 or 1.6 percent, to $43.40.

Waters rose $1.20 or 2.1 percent, to $58.48.