Part of its troubles came from large amounts of health-care stocks, which fell heavily early last year.
Along with many other health-care stocks, United States Surgical plunged this week on concerns about President Clinton's health policies.
It had been as high as $34.125 in the last 12 months and had fallen as low as $19.375 as investors began to shun health-care stocks.
Many blame the Clinton administration's bent for regulating business: health-care stocks have fallen most brutally.
But since the health-care stocks had fallen so much recently, she recommended investing in drug company stocks like Merck and Pfizer for the short run.
Some other health-care stocks showed weakness.
Do you believe that health-care stocks are still too pricey?
With portfolio managers seeking out aggressive growth sectors these days, health-care stocks surged.
The bridegroom, 27, trades health-care stocks at Merrill Lynch in New York.
Other winners yesterday included SPI Pharmaceuticals, which rose 5 1/4, to 36 1/2, after an analyst in a television interview called it his favorite health-care stock.
