Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – QCOR SEM KND PBYI

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Healthcare stocks declined broadly 0.6% on Wall Street on Monday morning.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.5%, the Nasdaq was down 0.7% and the S&P 500 declined 0.5%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Questcor Pharmaceuticals (QCOR): QCOR stock is up 21.6% today and up 25.1% in the last month.
  • Select Medical Holdings Corp (SEM): SEM stock is up 3.8% to a new 52-week high of $13.07.
  • Kindred Healthcare (KND): KND stock is up 3.3% today.
  • Puma Biotechnology (PBYI): PBYI stock is up 2.9% today.
  • Resmed Inc (RMD): RMD stock is up 1.6% today.
  • Sanofi-Aventis Sa (SNY): SNY stock is up 1.2% today.
  • Eli Lilly and Company (LLY): LLY stock is up 0.6% today.
  • Perrigo Company (PRGO): PRGO stock is up 0.4% today.
  • The Spectranetics Corp (SPNC): SPNC stock is up 0.3% today.
  • Acorda Therapeutics (ACOR): ACOR stock is up 0.5% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Mannkind Corp (MNKD): MNKD stock is down 12.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX): CLDX stock is down 3.6%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc (ACAD): ACAD stock is down 3.8%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Icon Plc (ICLR): ICLR stock is down 3.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Novadaq Technologies (NVDQ): NVDQ stock is down 3.7% today.
  • Ariad Pharmaceuticals (ARIA): ARIA stock is down 3.5%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Heartware International (HTWR): HTWR stock is down 3.0%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Pfizer Inc (PFE): PFE stock is down 2.5% today.
  • Parexel International Corp (PRXL): PRXL stock is down 2.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY): ALNY stock is down 2.6%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

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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.


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