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.

For more information on the best stocks to buy[14] right now, check out the latest commentary on InvestorPlace.com[15].

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[16].

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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