Biggest Movers in Healthcare Stocks Now – PBYI CRL QCOR

by Portfolio Grader | April 4, 2014 6:45 pm

Healthcare stocks declined on Wall Street on Friday, down 1.7%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.2%, the Nasdaq declined 2.7% and the S&P 500 was down 1.2%.

Only one stock in the healthcare sectors showed gains:

• Puma Biotechnology (PBYI[1]): PBYI stock is up 1.8% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

• Insulet Corp (PODD[2]): PODD stock is down 9.7% today on 4 times normal volume.

• Impax Laboratories (IPXL[3]): IPXL stock is down 6.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Charles River Laboratories Intl (CRL[4]): CRL stock is down 6.0% today.

• Questcor Pharmaceuticals (QCOR[5]): QCOR stock is down 6.0% today.

• Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR[6]): NKTR stock is down 5.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Heartware International (HTWR[7]): HTWR stock is down 5.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Examworks Group (EXAM[8]): EXAM stock is down 5.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Parexel International Corp (PRXL[9]): PRXL stock is down 4.8% today.

• Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (VRTX[10]): VRTX stock is down 4.7% today.

• Covance Inc (CVD[11]): CVD stock is down 4.5% today.

For more information on the best stocks to buy[12] right now, check out the latest commentary on InvestorPlace.com[13].

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[14].

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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