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Shares of Danaher Corp. (DHR) rallied 1.94% to $167.04 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&amp;P 500 Index falling 0.67% to 7,353.61 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.65% to 49,363.88.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Danaher Corp. closed 31.20% short of its 52-week high of $242.80, which the company achieved on January 22nd.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (TMO) rose 1.31% to $447.81, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) rose 1.04% to $88.82, and Medtronic PLC (MDT) rose 1.63% to $78.58.
Trading volume (5.7 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 4.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 19, 2026.
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Danaher Corp. (DHR) shares rose 1.94% to $167.04 on a challenging trading day for the market, outperforming competitors like Thermo Fisher, Abbott, and Medtronic. The stock is still 31.20% below its 52-week high of $242.80. Trading volume reached 5.7 million, surpassing the 50-day average of 4.6 million.

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