Healthcare stocks advanced broadly 0.8% on Wall Street so far on Monday.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.6%, the Nasdaq was up 0.9% and the S&P 500 rose 0.6%.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals (PCRX): PCRX stock is up 8.7% today.
- Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO): HALO stock is up 5.3% today.
- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TEVA): TEVA stock is up 4.3% to a new 52-week high of $51.59.
- Novartis Ag (NVS): NVS stock is up 3.6% to a new 52-week high of $84.56.
- Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY): ALNY stock is up 3.0% today.
- Wuxi Pharmatech [Cayman] Inc (WX): WX stock is up 2.4% today.
- Biogen Idec Inc (BIIB): BIIB stock is up 2.6% today.
- NPS Pharmaceuticals (NPSP): NPSP stock is up 2.7% today.
- Isis Pharmaceuticals (ISIS): ISIS stock is up 2.1% today.
- Incyte Corp (INCY): INCY stock is up 2.0% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Mannkind Corp (MNKD): MNKD stock is down 9.3%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Puma Biotechnology (PBYI): PBYI stock is down 3.9% today.
- Clovis Oncology Inc (CLVS): CLVS stock is down 1.7% today.
- Insulet Corp (PODD): PODD stock is down 1.6%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Ariad Pharmaceuticals (ARIA): ARIA stock is down 1.3% today.
- Mylan Inc (MYL): MYL stock is down 1.4% today.
- Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd (RDY): RDY stock is down 1.3% today.
- Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX): CLDX stock is down 1.4% today.
- Smith & Nephew Snats (SNN): SNN stock is down 1.0% today.
- Acceleron Pharma Inc (XLRN): XLRN stock is down 1.0%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
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Editor’s Note: Returns for the fastest-moving stocks listed here are based on share prices 20 minutes prior to publication of this story.
