Shares of Health Care Equipment, Supply Companies Dip As Broader Market Reacts to GE Results

NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of health care equipment and supply companies fell early Friday in line with the broader market as investors pulled back after disappointing first-quarter results from General Electric Co.

How shares of some major health care equipment and supply companies fared shortly after the opening bell:

Varian Medical Systems Inc. tumbled $2.87, or 5.7 percent, to $47.44.

Stryker Corp. fell 90 cents to $64.64.

Baxter International Inc. fell 30 cents to $60.40.

Boston Scientific Corp. slipped 7 cents to $13.20.