Biggest Movers in Healthcare Stocks Now – EXAS CLDX CLVS HSP

by Portfolio Grader | March 27, 2014 6:30 pm

Healthcare stocks finished down broadly 0.2% on Wall Street on Thursday.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.2%, the Nasdaq fell 0.6% and the S&P 500 was down 0.2%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

• Exact Sciences Corp (EXAS[1]): EXAS stock is up 6.2% today.

• Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX[2]): CLDX stock is up 4.4% today.

• Clovis Oncology Inc (CLVS[3]): CLVS stock is up 3.7% today on 4 times normal volume.

• Hospira Inc (HSP[4]): HSP stock is up 2.9% today.

• Pacira Pharmaceuticals (PCRX[5]): PCRX stock is up 2.8% today.

• Impax Laboratories (IPXL[6]): IPXL stock is up 2.5% today.

• Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (KERX[7]): KERX stock is up 2.1% today on 2 times normal volume.

• Questcor Pharmaceuticals (QCOR[8]): QCOR stock is up 2.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY[9]): ALNY stock is up 1.8% today.

• Auxilium Pharmaceuticals (AUXL[10]): AUXL stock is up 1.4% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

• Aegerion Pharmaceuticals (AEGR[11]): AEGR stock is down 3.0% today.

• Edwards Lifesciences Corp (EW[12]): EW stock is down 2.6% today.

• Centene Corp (CNC[13]): CNC stock is down 2.3%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Gilead Sciences (GILD[14]): GILD stock is down 1.9% today.

• Theravance (THRX[15]): THRX stock is down 1.8%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Masimo Corp (MASI[16]): MASI stock is down 1.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Cardinal Health (CAH[17]): CAH stock is down 1.7% today.

• Mednax Inc (MD[18]): MD stock is down 1.6% today.

• Allergan Inc (AGN[19]): AGN stock is down 1.5% today.

• Prestige Brand Holdings (PBH[20]): PBH stock is down 1.5% today.

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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