NEW YORK - Health care equipment and supply stocks were mixed Thursday as investors digested news of a multibillion dollar deal between Dow Chemical Co. and rival Rohm and Haas Co., but remained wary of the financial sector's health.
How shares of some major health care equipment and supply companies fared:
Covidien Ltd. rose $1.44, or 3 percent, to $48.96.
Stryker Corp. gained $1.59, or 2.5 percent, to $65.91.
Baxter International Inc. rose 30 cents to $65.30.
Varian Medical Systems Inc. fell 94 cents to $49.45.

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