Biggest Movers in Healthcare Stocks Now – PBH LCI ALNY CLVS

by Portfolio Grader | April 15, 2014 12:45 pm

Healthcare stocks rose broadly 1.1% on Wall Street on Tuesday morning.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.7%, the Nasdaq rose 0.8% and the S&P 500 pushed 0.7% higher.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

• Prestige Brand Holdings (PBH[1]): PBH stock is up 9.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Lannett Co Inc (LCI[2]): LCI stock is up 5.5% today.

• Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY[3]): ALNY stock is up 3.0% today.

• Clovis Oncology Inc (CLVS[4]): CLVS stock is up 3.1% today.

• Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc (LGND[5]): LGND stock is up 3.1% today.

• Arena Pharmaceuticals (ARNA[6]): ARNA stock is up 2.9% today.

• NPS Pharmaceuticals (NPSP[7]): NPSP stock is up 3.0% today.

• Gilead Sciences (GILD[8]): GILD stock is up 2.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Immunogen (IMGN[9]): IMGN stock is up 2.6% today.

• Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD[10]): IRWD stock is up 2.6% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

• Opko Health Inc (OPK[11]): OPK stock is down 1.3%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Mannkind Corp (MNKD[12]): MNKD stock is down 1.4%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Heartware International (HTWR[13]): HTWR stock is down 1.2% today.

• Luxottica Group S.P.A. (LUX[14]): LUX stock is down 0.7% today.

• Fresenius Medical Care Corp (FMS[15]): FMS stock is down 0.7% today.

• Cantel Medical (CMN[16]): CMN stock is down 0.4%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Smith & Nephew Snats (SNN[17]): SNN stock is down 0.3%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Intuitive Surgical (ISRG[18]): ISRG stock is down 0.3%, marking the eighth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Magellan Health Services (MGLN[19]): MGLN stock is down 0.2% today.

• Sanofi-Aventis Sa (SNY[20]): SNY stock is down 0.2% 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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