Healthcare stocks fell broadly 0.3% on Wall Street on Tuesday morning.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.1%, the Nasdaq climbed 0.2% and the S&P 500 increased 0.1%.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO): HALO stock is up 3.6% today.
- Lannett Co Inc (LCI): LCI stock is up 3.0% today.
- Opko Health Inc (OPK): OPK stock is up 1.8% today.
- Neogen Corp (NEOG): NEOG stock is up 1.7% today.
- Kindred Healthcare (KND): KND stock is up 1.5% today.
- Perrigo Company (PRGO): PRGO stock is up 1.5% today.
- Resmed Inc (RMD): RMD stock is up 1.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Glaxosmithkline Plc (GSK): GSK stock is up 1.3% today.
- Wuxi Pharmatech [Cayman] Inc (WX): WX stock is up 1.2% today.
- Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY): ALNY stock is up 0.5% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Puma Biotechnology (PBYI): PBYI stock is down 3.6% today.
- Mylan Inc (MYL): MYL stock is down 2.8% today.
- Gilead Sciences (GILD): GILD stock is down 2.7% today.
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals (PCRX): PCRX stock is down 1.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Questcor Pharmaceuticals (QCOR): QCOR stock is down 1.7% today and down 22.8% in the last month.
- Acorda Therapeutics (ACOR): ACOR stock is down 1.5% today.
- Insulet Corp (PODD): PODD stock is down 1.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Acceleron Pharma Inc (XLRN): XLRN stock is down 1.5% today.
- Celgene Corp (CELG): CELG stock is down 1.4% today.
- Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc (ENDP): ENDP stock is down 0.8%, 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.
