In early trading on Monday, shares of Baxter International (BAX) topped the list of the day's best performing components of the S&P 500 index, trading up 4.8%. Year to date, Baxter International registers a 7.7% gain.
And the worst performing S&P 500 component thus far on the day is ABIOMED (ABMD), trading down 14.7%. ABIOMED is lower by about 5.5% looking at the year to date performance.
Two other components making moves today are Advance Auto Parts (AAP), trading down 3.0%, and Albemarle Corp. (ALB), trading up 3.5% on the day.
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