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Shares of Fortive Corp. rose 3.9% to $55.84 on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.2% to 6,716.09 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.1% to 46,993.26.
The stock's rise snapped a three-day losing streak.
Fortive Corp. closed 10.5% short of its 52-week high of $62.42, which the company achieved on February 11th.
The stock outperformed some of its peers, as Emerson Electric Co. fell 0.5% to $132.49, Keysight Technologies Inc. rose 0.5% to $287.38, and Mettler-Toledo International Inc. rose 0.67% to $1,206.72.
Trading volume totaled 4.9 million, compared to the 50-day average of 4.1 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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March 17, 2026 16:35 ET (20:35 GMT)
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