Biggest Movers in Healthcare Stocks Now – ALXN PODD ISIS REGN
by Portfolio Grader | May 12, 2014 6:45 pm
Healthcare stocks rose broadly on Wall Street today, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 1.0%.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 1.0%, the Nasdaq pushed 1.6% higher and the S&P 500 increased 1.0%.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals (ALXN[1]): ALXN stock is up 5.4% today.
- Insulet Corp (PODD[2]): PODD stock is up 4.8% today.
- Isis Pharmaceuticals (ISIS[3]): ISIS stock is up 4.7% today.
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN[4]): REGN stock is up 4.3% today.
- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (VRTX[5]): VRTX stock is up 4.1% today.
- Align Technology (ALGN[6]): ALGN stock is up 3.7% today.
- Wright Medical Group (WMGI[7]): WMGI stock is up 3.6% today.
- Lannett Co Inc (LCI[8]): LCI stock is up 3.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Actavis Inc (ACT[9]): ACT stock is up 3.6% today.
- Intuitive Surgical (ISRG[10]): ISRG stock is up 3.6% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Magellan Health Services (MGLN[11]): MGLN stock is down 0.4% today.
- NPS Pharmaceuticals (NPSP[12]): NPSP stock is down 0.1% today.
- Vca Antech (WOOF[13]): WOOF stock is down 0.1% today on 3 times normal volume.
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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.
Endnotes:
- ALXN: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=ALXN
- PODD: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=PODD
- ISIS: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=ISIS
- REGN: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=REGN
- VRTX: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=VRTX
- ALGN: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=ALGN
- WMGI: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=WMGI
- LCI: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=LCI
- ACT: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=ACT
- ISRG: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=ISRG
- MGLN: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=MGLN
- NPSP: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=NPSP
- WOOF: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=WOOF
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