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# Danaher Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day

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Shares of Danaher Corp. (DHR) rose 5.97% to $211.50 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.21% to 7,707.98 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.22% to 53,463.05.

Danaher Corp. closed 12.89% below its 52-week high of $242.80, which the company reached on January 22nd.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (TMO) rose 4.16% to $613.54, Abbott Laboratories (ABT) rose 1.55% to $114.43, and Medtronic PLC (MDT) rose 2.22% to $94.13.

Trading volume (5.2 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 5.0 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 19, 2026.

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