Opening Glance: Health Care equipment and supplies
NEW YORK --Health care equipment and supply stocks rose in early trading Wednesday, despite a dip in the broader market, as some investors were encouraged by better-than-expected results from aluminum maker Alcoa Inc.
How shares of some major health care equipment and supply companies fared shortly after the opening bell:
Covidien Ltd. added 2 cents to $48.02.
Stryker Corp. jumped 59 cents to $63.93.
Baxter International Inc. gained 27 cents to $65.73.
Varian Medical Systems Inc. rose 71 cents to $50.95. 