Final Glance: Health Care Equipment Companies

NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top health care equipment companies were mixed at the close of trading:

Becton Dickinson rose $1.69 or 2.5 percent, to $70.54.

Covidien fell $.13 or .3 percent, to $44.05.

Millipore fell $1.09 or 1.6 percent, to $67.66.

Patterson fell $.20 or .8 percent, to $25.87.

PerkinElmer rose $.02 or .1 percent, to $18.94.

Thermo Fisher rose $.15 or .3 percent, to $44.88.

Varian Medical fell $.23 or .5 percent, to $43.49.

Waters fell $.33 or .6 percent, to $59.23.