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News / Business

Heart Device Sales Soar, Medtronic Reports 59 percent Rise on Sales on 2Q profit

Finance World News Update by EQUITIES Magazine

Medtronic reported a 59 percent jump in second-quarter profit due to increased sales of implantable heart devices. The sales leaps during the quarter incited the world’s largest medical device maker to raise its full-year guidance, causing shares to skyrocket over seven percent in morning trading.

 

It was the second consecutive quarter in which the company beat Wall Street expectations.

 

Medtronic shares rose $2.27, or 5.7 percent, to $42.59 in morning trading. Earlier the stock set a 52-week high of $43.65.

 

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