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Closing Glance: Health Care equipment and supplies
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NEW YORK - Health care equipment and supply stocks were mixed in late trading Wednesday after oil prices surged to a new high and a government report showed that factory orders had their weakest performance in three months in May.
How shares of some major health care equipment and supply companies fared:
Varian Medical Systems Inc. fell 20 cents to $50.77.
Covidien Ltd. added 9 cents to $48.62.
Stryker Corp. gained 9 cents to $62.56.
Baxter International Inc. shed 42 cents to $63.83.
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