Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – MYL ALGN CLVS MYGN

by Portfolio Grader | April 4, 2014 1:15 pm

Healthcare stocks remained flat on Friday morning on Wall Street.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.1%, the Nasdaq declined 0.5% and the S&P 500 increased 0.1%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

• Mylan Inc (MYL[1]): MYL stock is up 5.9% today.

• Align Technology (ALGN[2]): ALGN stock is up 5.1% today.

• Clovis Oncology Inc (CLVS[3]): CLVS stock is up 2.8% today.

• Myriad Genetics (MYGN[4]): MYGN stock is up 3.1%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Abbott Laboratories (ABT[5]): ABT stock is up 1.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Resmed Inc (RMD[6]): RMD stock is up 1.4% today.

• Tenet Healthcare Corp (THC[7]): THC stock is up 1.4% today.

• Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc (ENDP[8]): ENDP stock is up 1.3% today.

• Carefusion Corp (CFN[9]): CFN stock is up 1.3% today.

• Community Health Systems (CYH[10]): CYH stock is up 1.3% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

• Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO[11]): HALO stock is down 27.2%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Intuitive Surgical (ISRG[12]): ISRG stock is down 3.7% today.

• Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc (ACAD[13]): ACAD stock is down 3.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• NPS Pharmaceuticals (NPSP[14]): NPSP stock is down 2.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Acceleron Pharma Inc (XLRN[15]): XLRN stock is down 2.5% today.

• Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD[16]): IRWD stock is down 2.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Mannkind Corp (MNKD[17]): MNKD stock is down 1.7% today.

• Ariad Pharmaceuticals (ARIA[18]): ARIA stock is down 2.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Puma Biotechnology (PBYI[19]): PBYI stock is down 1.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Sangamo Biosciences (SGMO[20]): SGMO stock is down 2.3%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

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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