Biggest Movers in Healthcare Stocks Now – HALO LCI OPK NEOG

by Portfolio Grader | April 8, 2014 12:00 pm

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[1]): HALO stock is up 3.6% today.

• Lannett Co Inc (LCI[2]): LCI stock is up 3.0% today.

• Opko Health Inc (OPK[3]): OPK stock is up 1.8% today.

• Neogen Corp (NEOG[4]): NEOG stock is up 1.7% today.

• Kindred Healthcare (KND[5]): KND stock is up 1.5% today.

• Perrigo Company (PRGO[6]): PRGO stock is up 1.5% today.

• Resmed Inc (RMD[7]): RMD stock is up 1.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Glaxosmithkline Plc (GSK[8]): GSK stock is up 1.3% today.

• Wuxi Pharmatech [Cayman] Inc (WX[9]): WX stock is up 1.2% today.

• Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY[10]): ALNY stock is up 0.5% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

• Puma Biotechnology (PBYI[11]): PBYI stock is down 3.6% today.

• Mylan Inc (MYL[12]): MYL stock is down 2.8% today.

• Gilead Sciences (GILD[13]): GILD stock is down 2.7% today.

• Pacira Pharmaceuticals (PCRX[14]): PCRX stock is down 1.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Questcor Pharmaceuticals (QCOR[15]): QCOR stock is down 1.7% today and down 22.8% in the last month.

• Acorda Therapeutics (ACOR[16]): ACOR stock is down 1.5% today.

• Insulet Corp (PODD[17]): PODD stock is down 1.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Acceleron Pharma Inc (XLRN[18]): XLRN stock is down 1.5% today.

• Celgene Corp (CELG[19]): CELG stock is down 1.4% today.

• Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc (ENDP[20]): ENDP stock is down 0.8%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

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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