Medical Devices companies shares up at the close of trading

Shares of some top medical devices companies were up at the close of trading:

Baxter International Inc. rose $.33 or .5 percent, to $70.38.

Boston Scientific Corp. rose $.10 or .5 percent, to $18.41.

Johnson & Johnson rose $.13 or .1 percent, to $100.43.

Medtrnic rose $.93 or 1.2 percent, to $78.01.

St. Jude Medical Inc. rose $4.43 or 6.4 percent, to $73.55.

Stryker rose $1.74 or 1.8 percent, to $96.45.

Zimmer Holdings Inc. rose $.12 or .1 percent, to $117.49.