Danaher drops after FT report on potential Masimo deal
17/02/2026 10:18
Updates ** Shares of life sciences firm Danaher DHR.N down about 5% at $202.54 premarket ** Co close to a nearly $10 billion deal to acquire pulse oximeter maker Masimo MASI.O, Financial Times reported on Monday ** Masimo shares up 37% to $178.40 premarket ** Danaher and Masimo did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment ** YTD, DHR down around 7%, MASI shares mostly flat (Reporting by Gnaneshwar Rajan and Christy Santhosh in Bengaluru) ((Gnaneshwar.Rajan@thomsonreuters.com;))