Biggest Movers in Healthcare Stocks Now – BAX ICLR NVO AMGN

by Portfolio Grader | March 27, 2014 12:00 pm

Healthcare stocks declined broadly on Wall Street on Thursday morning, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 0.4%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.3%, the Nasdaq declined 0.8% and the S&P 500 fell 0.3%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

• Baxter International Inc (BAX[1]): BAX stock is up 5.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Icon Plc (ICLR[2]): ICLR stock is up 2.9% today.

• Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO[3]): NVO stock is up 1.7% today.

• Amgen Inc (AMGN[4]): AMGN stock is up 1.9% today.

• Chemed Inc (CHE[5]): CHE stock is up 0.8% today.

• NPS Pharmaceuticals (NPSP[6]): NPSP stock is up 1.3% today.

• Shire Plc American Depositary Shares (SHPG[7]): SHPG stock is up 0.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Covidien Plc. (COV[8]): COV stock is up 0.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• The Medicines Company (MDCO[9]): MDCO stock is up 1.4% today.

• Resmed Inc (RMD[10]): RMD stock is up 0.4% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

• Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO[11]): HALO stock is down 5.6% today.

• Isis Pharmaceuticals (ISIS[12]): ISIS stock is down 4.3% today.

• Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD[13]): IRWD stock is down 3.5% today.

• Sangamo Biosciences (SGMO[14]): SGMO stock is down 3.2%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Clovis Oncology Inc (CLVS[15]): CLVS stock is down 3.1% today.

• Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc (ENDP[16]): ENDP stock is down 2.5%, marking the seventh consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Lannett Co Inc (LCI[17]): LCI stock is down 2.6% today.

• Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc (ACAD[18]): ACAD stock is down 2.6%, marking the seventh consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (VRX[19]): VRX stock is down 3.0% today.

• Horizon Pharma Inc (HZNP[20]): HZNP stock is down 2.5% today and down 25.7% in the last month.

For more information on the best stocks to buy[21] right now, check out the latest commentary on InvestorPlace.com[22].

And for more on the hot stocks moving most on Wall Street right now, check out our archive of daily market movers by sector here[23].

Editor’s Note: Returns for the fastest-moving stocks listed here are based on share prices 20 minutes prior to publication of this story.

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