The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 registered gains Wednesday, May 30, as investor concerns over political turmoil in Italy subsided.
Healthcare real estate investment trust Medical Properties Trust Inc. agreed to sell its equity stake in Ernest Health Inc. to affiliates of One Equity Partners for projected proceeds of $175 million.
Medical Properties shares gained 0.82% to close at $13.55.
Storage and information management REIT Iron Mountain Inc. purchased the Dutch data center businesses of EvoSwitch Netherlands BV and EvoSwitch Global Services BV from EvoSwitch International BV for €205 million.
Shares of Iron Mountain closed at $33.50, a gain of 0.72%.
Office REIT Columbia Property Trust Inc. completed the $332.5 million sale of 222 E. 41st St. in Midtown Manhattan, N.Y., to the real assets investment manager of Germany's Commerzbank AG.
Columbia Property shares closed at $22.29, a gain of 1.23%.

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