Danaher Corp. Stock Rises 6.0%, Outperforms Peers
Dow Jones2026/08/19 20:35This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights.
Shares of Danaher Corp. advanced 6.0% to $211.50 on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.2% to 7,707.98 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.2% to 53,463.05.
Danaher Corp. closed 12.9% below its 52-week high of $242.80, which the company achieved on January 22nd.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. rose 4.2% to $613.54, Abbott Laboratories rose 1.6% to $114.43, and Medtronic PLC rose 2.22% to $94.13.
Trading volume totaled 5.2 million, compared to the 50-day average of 5.0 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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August 19, 2026 16:35 ET (20:35 GMT)
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