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Shares of Medtronic PLC advanced 3.9% to $91.93 on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.4% to 51,850.55 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.1% to 7,807.24.

This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.

Medtronic PLC closed 13.5% short of its 52-week high of $106.33, which the company achieved on November 26th.

The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Johnson & Johnson rose 0.9% to $263.73, $Danaher Corp(DHR-W)$. rose 0.6% to $221.20, and Abbott Laboratories rose 2.23% to $101.82.

Trading volume totaled 36.5 million, compared to the 50-day average of 15.3 million.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet