Danaher Corp. stock falls Friday, underperforms market

Shares of Danaher Corp.
DHR,
-0.70%

sank 0.70% to $241.80 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
-0.37%

falling 0.37% to 4,409.59 and Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
-0.32%

falling 0.32% to 34,299.12.

Danaher Corp. closed $62.02 below its 52-week high ($303.82), which the company achieved on August 15th.