Biggest Movers in Healthcare Stocks Now – ISRG QCOR NVDQ MDCO

by Portfolio Grader | April 3, 2014 12:15 pm

Healthcare stocks remained flat so far on Thursday on Wall Street.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.1%, the Nasdaq was up 0.2% and the S&P 500 rose 0.1%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

• Intuitive Surgical (ISRG[1]): ISRG stock is up 3.5%, marking the eighth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Questcor Pharmaceuticals (QCOR[2]): QCOR stock is up 1.9% today.

• Novadaq Technologies (NVDQ[3]): NVDQ stock is up 2.0%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• The Medicines Company (MDCO[4]): MDCO stock is up 1.6% today.

• Eli Lilly and Company (LLY[5]): LLY stock is up 1.5% to $60.05, near the 52-week high of $60.12.

• Fresenius Medical Care Corp (FMS[6]): FMS stock is up 1.4% today.

• Thoratec Corp (THOR[7]): THOR stock is up 1.3% today.

• Zimmer Holdings (ZMH[8]): ZMH stock is up 1.0%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Stryker Corp (SYK[9]): SYK stock is up 0.8%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Boston Scientific Corp (BSX[10]): BSX stock is up 0.7%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

• Horizon Pharma Inc (HZNP[11]): HZNP stock is down 3.7% today.

• Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD[12]): IRWD stock is down 3.2% today.

• Acceleron Pharma Inc (XLRN[13]): XLRN stock is down 2.9% today.

• Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX[14]): CLDX stock is down 2.3% today.

• Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO[15]): HALO stock is down 2.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc (ACAD[16]): ACAD stock is down 2.3% today.

• Isis Pharmaceuticals (ISIS[17]): ISIS stock is down 1.9% today.

• Sangamo Biosciences (SGMO[18]): SGMO stock is down 2.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Impax Laboratories (IPXL[19]): IPXL stock is down 2.2% today.

• Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (VRTX[20]): VRTX stock is down 2.1% 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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