Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – IRWD CBST INCY NPSP

by Portfolio Grader | April 29, 2014 12:30 pm

Healthcare stocks advanced 0.2% on Wall Street on Tuesday morning.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed 0.4% higher, the Nasdaq increased 0.4% and the S&P 500 rose 0.4%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

• Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD[1]): IRWD stock is up 10.0% today.

• Cubist Pharmaceuticals (CBST[2]): CBST stock is up 8.0% today.

• Incyte Corp (INCY[3]): INCY stock is up 3.9% today.

• NPS Pharmaceuticals (NPSP[4]): NPSP stock is up 3.3% today.

• Merck & Company (MRK[5]): MRK stock is up 3.1% to $58.43, near the 52-week high of $58.32.

• United Therapeutics Corp (UTHR[6]): UTHR stock is up 2.9% today.

• Questcor Pharmaceuticals (QCOR[7]): QCOR stock is up 2.5% today and up 30.4% in the last month.

• Astrazeneca Plc (AZN[8]): AZN stock is up 2.1% today and up 20.6% in the last month.

• Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (KERX[9]): KERX stock is up 2.8% today.

• Opko Health Inc (OPK[10]): OPK stock is up 1.7% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

• Shire Plc American Depositary Shares (SHPG[11]): SHPG stock is down 4.0% today.

• Boston Scientific Corp (BSX[12]): BSX stock is down 2.9% today.

• Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMY[13]): BMY stock is down 2.6%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Hca Holdings Inc. Common Stock (HCA[14]): HCA stock is down 2.3% today.

• Healthsouth Corp (HLS[15]): HLS stock is down 1.4% today.

• Owens & Minor (OMI[16]): OMI stock is down 1.4% today.

• Community Health Systems (CYH[17]): CYH stock is down 1.1% today.

• Haemonetics Corp (HAE[18]): HAE stock is down 0.9%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Puma Biotechnology (PBYI[19]): PBYI stock is down 0.9% today.

• Pfizer Inc (PFE[20]): PFE stock is down 0.9% 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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