Biggest Movers in Healthcare Stocks Now – QCOR AGN IDXX WCG

by Portfolio Grader | April 23, 2014 6:45 pm

Healthcare stocks declined broadly 0.5% on Wall Street today.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.2%, the Nasdaq declined 0.9% and the S&P 500 fell 0.2%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

• Questcor Pharmaceuticals (QCOR[1]): QCOR stock is up 2.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Allergan Inc (AGN[2]): AGN stock is up 1.2% today on 4 times normal volume.

• Idexx Laboratories (IDXX[3]): IDXX stock is up 1.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Wellcare Group (WCG[4]): WCG stock is up 0.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Mylan Inc (MYL[5]): MYL stock is up 0.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Impax Laboratories (IPXL[6]): IPXL stock is up 0.8% today on 2 times normal volume.

• Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd (RDY[7]): RDY stock is up 0.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Salix Pharmaceuticals (SLXP[8]): SLXP stock is up 0.8%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Myriad Genetics (MYGN[9]): MYGN stock is up 0.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Fresenius Medical Care Corp (FMS[10]): FMS stock is up 0.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

• Acceleron Pharma Inc (XLRN[11]): XLRN stock is down 4.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc (BMRN[12]): BMRN stock is down 4.5% today.

• Ariad Pharmaceuticals (ARIA[13]): ARIA stock is down 3.7% today.

• Arena Pharmaceuticals (ARNA[14]): ARNA stock is down 2.8% today.

• Masimo Corp (MASI[15]): MASI stock is down 2.8% today.

• Aegerion Pharmaceuticals (AEGR[16]): AEGR stock is down 2.8% today.

• Clovis Oncology Inc (CLVS[17]): CLVS stock is down 2.8% today.

• Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN[18]): REGN stock is down 2.8% today.

• Cubist Pharmaceuticals (CBST[19]): CBST stock is down 2.7% today on 2 times normal volume.

• Seattle Genetics (SGEN[20]): SGEN stock is down 2.6% 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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