UPDATE: Danaher Reports Strong Rise In Q2 Profit

Danaher Corp DHR reported a strong rise in its second-quarter profit on Thursday. Danaher's quarterly net earnings surged to $648.8 million, or $0.94 per share, from $372.4 million, or $0.55 per share, in the year-ago period. The company's earnings from continuing operations climbed to $0.65 per share from $0.53 per share. Its adjusted earnings came in at $0.69 per share. Analysts were expecting earnings of $0.67 per share. Its sales from continuing operations jumped 15.5% to $3.7 billion. Danaher shares gained 0.19% to close at $53.11 yesterday.