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 $.23 or .3 percent, to $71.87.

Covidien fell $.26 or .6 percent, to $44.59.

Millipore rose $.36 or .5 percent, to $69.06.

Patterson rose $.18 or .7 percent, to $26.30.

PerkinElmer rose $.19 or 1.0 percent, to $19.60.

Thermo Fisher fell $.27 or .6 percent, to $45.12.

Varian Medical rose $.39 or .9 percent, to $44.99.

Waters fell $.44 or .7 percent, to $60.66.