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Closing glance: health care equipment and supply stocks

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April 25, 2008

NEW YORK—Shares of health care equipment and supply companies ended mixed Friday. Varian Medical Systems Inc. said its first-quarter profit topped Wall Street's estimates, but investors grappled with a consumer sentiment reading that fell to its lowest level since the early 1980s.

Here's how shares of some major health care equipment and supply companies ended regular trading:

Varian Medical Systems gained 45 cents to $47.70.

Boston Scientific Inc. added 17 cents to $12.77.

St. Jude Medical Inc. fell 12 cents to $44.46.

Covidien Ltd. lost 30 cents to $46.88.

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