Healthcare stocks advanced 0.3% on Wall Street on Wednesday morning.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.1%, the Nasdaq rose 0.4% and the S&P 500 pushed 0.1% higher.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Acceleron Pharma Inc (XLRN): XLRN stock is up 16.6% today.
- Myriad Genetics (MYGN): MYGN stock is up 13.0% to a new 52-week high of $39.73.
- Horizon Pharma Inc (HZNP): HZNP stock is up 2.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Vca Antech (WOOF): WOOF stock is up 2.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (KERX): KERX stock is up 2.1% today.
- Mylan Inc (MYL): MYL stock is up 1.9% today.
- Lannett Co Inc (LCI): LCI stock is up 1.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Steris Corp (STE): STE stock is up 1.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Biogen Idec Inc (BIIB): BIIB stock is up 1.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Insulet Corp (PODD): PODD stock is up 1.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY): ALNY stock is down 0.9% today.
- Luxottica Group S.P.A. (LUX): LUX stock is down 1.0% today.
- Immunogen (IMGN): IMGN stock is down 1.3% today.
- Carefusion Corp (CFN): CFN stock is down 0.9% today.
- Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LH): LH stock is down 0.8% today.
- Smith & Nephew Snats (SNN): SNN stock is down 0.8% today.
- Hms Holdings Corp (HMSY): HMSY stock is down 0.7% today.
- Centene Corp (CNC): CNC stock is down 0.7% today.
- Magellan Health Services (MGLN): MGLN stock is down 0.7% today.
- Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc (ACAD): ACAD stock is down 0.5% today.
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Editor’s Note: Returns for the fastest-moving stocks listed here are based on share prices 20 minutes prior to publication of this story.
