Scientific & Technical Instruments Makers in News -NYSE:A, NASDAQ:GRMN, NASDAQ:BRKR, NASDAQ:AFFX

Pompano Beach, FL -- (SBWIRE) -- 02/04/2013 -- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) the price of the stock moved up +1.14% and finished the day at $45.29 on above average volume. The day started out with a higher opening price of $45.08 versus prior close of $45.66. The total number of shares traded on the latest trading day was about 2.83million shares, and changed hands at average prices of $44.54 to $45.66 apiece. The shares increased about 10.63% since the start of 2013 and has a 26.16% gain in last three months. Narrowing down the performance period, the stock rose 8.14% for the month.

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Agilent Technologies unveiled support for the Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL) and High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) sink tests through its M8190A arbitrary waveform generator and boosted N5990A test-automation software.

Shares of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ:GRMN) traded in a range of $38.01 to $38.75, completing the day up $0.61, or +1.61% to$38.50. The total volume of shares exchanged was 1.74 million. The stock was at -5.52% as on Feb01, 2013 for this year as compared to -3.73% in the last 12 months. The company established a 52-week high of $50.67 on May 2, 2012 and is now -21.44% down than that level.

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Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ:BRKR) the stock has now dropped about -1.42% from its record high price level, and has advanced by 9.12% for this year. It closed at $16.63, trading 18.90% above its 200 day moving average and 6.84% above its 50 day moving average. Latest close brings its distance from its 52-week low at +9.91%. The stock has a PE ratio and their market value is $2.76B.

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TheStreet upgraded Affymetrix, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFFX) by Ratings to hold from sell. Affymetrix, Inc.(NASDAQ:AFFX) remained a bull for the day as it reported the upward momentum of +0.89% and closed at $3.84 after gaining total volume of 1.18 million shares.

AFFX’s year to date performance remained quite optimistic with the gain of 20.98% while in last 6 months it lost almost -8.47%. AFFX has the total of 70.69 million outstanding shares and its total market capitalization is $271.10 million.During Last three months company reported an upward momentum of 20.98%.

Affymetrix recently announced its operating results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2012.

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