Biggest Movers in Healthcare Stocks Now – ACT HSP FRX AZN

by Portfolio Grader | April 30, 2014 1:30 pm

Healthcare stocks remained flat on Wednesday morning on Wall Street.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was unchanged, the Nasdaq fell 0.3% and the S&P 500 stayed the same.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

• Actavis Inc (ACT[1]): ACT stock is up 3.2% today.

• Hospira Inc (HSP[2]): HSP stock is up 2.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Forest Laboratories (FRX[3]): FRX stock is up 2.3% today.

• Astrazeneca Plc (AZN[4]): AZN stock is up 2.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Wellcare Group (WCG[5]): WCG stock is up 2.0% today.

• Sanofi-Aventis Sa (SNY[6]): SNY stock is up 1.5% today.

• Hca Holdings Inc. Common Stock (HCA[7]): HCA stock is up 1.3% today.

• Alexion Pharmaceuticals (ALXN[8]): ALXN stock is up 0.9% today.

• Clovis Oncology Inc (CLVS[9]): CLVS stock is up 0.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMY[10]): BMY stock is up 1.1% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

• Auxilium Pharmaceuticals (AUXL[11]): AUXL stock is down 13.1% today.

• Isis Pharmaceuticals (ISIS[12]): ISIS stock is down 11.4%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Express Scripts (ESRX[13]): ESRX stock is down 6.4% today.

• Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD[14]): IRWD stock is down 5.3% today.

• Chemed Inc (CHE[15]): CHE stock is down 4.3% today.

• Icon Plc (ICLR[16]): ICLR stock is down 4.7%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Immunogen (IMGN[17]): IMGN stock is down 2.6% today.

• Puma Biotechnology (PBYI[18]): PBYI stock is down 2.1% today.

• Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX[19]): CLDX stock is down 2.7% today.

• Wuxi Pharmatech [Cayman] Inc (WX[20]): WX stock is down 1.9% 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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