Linde (LIN) closed the latest trading day at $449.21, indicating a +0.09% change from the previous session's end. The stock lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.8%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.23%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 1.14%.The gas supplier's stock has climbed by 9.83% in the past month, exceeding the Basic Materials sector's gain of 1.26% and the S&P 500's gain of 5.2%.The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of Linde in its forthcoming earnings report. The company' ...