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 $.57 or .8 percent, to $73.29.

Covidien fell $.29 or .7 percent, to $44.09.

Millipore rose $.13 or .2 percent, to $68.54.

Patterson rose $.14 or .5 percent, to $26.11.

PerkinElmer rose $.33 or 1.7 percent, to $19.76.

Thermo Fisher rose $.90 or 2.0 percent, to $45.50.

Varian Medical rose $1.36 or 3.0 percent, to $46.58.

Waters rose $.13 or .2 percent, to $60.85.