Shares in Bruker BioSciences briefly climbed to a 52-week high of $5.70 this week, before closing up 11.75 percent to $5.61 on Tuesday. The firm's shares rose this past week after announcing a biodefense contract for the United Arab Emirates. Molecular Devices also hovered near a 52-week high, closing up 8.89 percent for the tracking period ended Tuesday.
Harvard Bioscience led decliners for the week, closing the period down 7.39 percent.
Overall, the BCW Index closed up 1.89 percent, while the Nasdaq rose 1.77 percent, the Nasdaq Biotech Index gained .2 percent, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose .4 percent.
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BioCommerce Week Index of Diversified Molecular Biology Tool Companies
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| Company |
Ticker
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Current Price
(Apr. 4, 2006) |
Last Price
(Mar. 28, 2006) |
% change
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| Agilent |
A
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38.05
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36.27
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4.91
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| Applied Biosystems |
ABI
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27.09
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27.52
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-1.56
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| Beckman |
BEC
|
54.21
|
54.68
|
-0.86
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| Bio-Rad |
BIO
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62.74
|
58.51
|
7.23
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| Bruker |
BRKR
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5.61
|
5.02
|
11.75
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| Fisher Scientific |
FSH
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68.16
|
68.81
|
-0.94
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| GE |
GE
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34.7
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33.6
|
3.27
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| Harvard Bio |
HBIO
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4.01
|
4.33
|
-7.39
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| Invitrogen |
IVGN
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68.24
|
70.72
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-3.51
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| Molecular Devices |
MDCC
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34.29
|
31.49
|
8.89
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| PerkinElmer |
PKI
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23.4
|
23.15
|
1.08
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| Qiagen |
QGEN
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14.53
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14.63
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-0.68
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| Sigma |
SIAL
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66.6
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64.32
|
3.54
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| Stratagene |
STGN
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10.72
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10.29
|
4.18
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| Thermo |
TMO
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36.96
|
36.12
|
2.33
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| Waters |
WAT
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43.95
|
42.79
|
2.71
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| BCW Index Average |
37.08
|
36.39
|
1.89
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