Baxter International Inc. stock outperforms market on strong trading day

Shares of Baxter International Inc. BAX, inched 0.59% higher to $38.96 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, falling 0.22% to 4,443.95 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, falling 0.31% to 34,517.73. Baxter International Inc. closed $19.27 short of its 52-week high ($58.23), which the company achieved on October 5th. The stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as Medtronic PLC MDT, fell 0.21% to $82.63, Stryker Corp. SYK, rose 0.17% to $293.71, and Becton Dickinson...