Biggest Movers in Healthcare Stocks Now – IRWD CLDX ICLR NBIX

by Portfolio Grader | May 9, 2014 1:00 pm

Healthcare stocks fell 0.2% on Wall Street so far on Friday.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.2%, the Nasdaq declined 0.1% and the S&P 500 fell 0.2%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

• Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD[1]): IRWD stock is up 3.3% today.

• Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX[2]): CLDX stock is up 5.3% today.

• Icon Plc (ICLR[3]): ICLR stock is up 2.2% today.

• Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX[4]): NBIX stock is up 1.7% today.

• Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc (ACAD[5]): ACAD stock is up 1.3% today.

• Parexel International Corp (PRXL[6]): PRXL stock is up 1.6% today.

• Thoratec Corp (THOR[7]): THOR stock is up 1.1% today.

• Myriad Genetics (MYGN[8]): MYGN stock is up 1.1% today.

• Incyte Corp (INCY[9]): INCY stock is up 1.5% today.

• Heartware International (HTWR[10]): HTWR stock is up 0.8% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

• Ariad Pharmaceuticals (ARIA[11]): ARIA stock is down 3.4%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Masimo Corp (MASI[12]): MASI stock is down 3.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Lannett Co Inc (LCI[13]): LCI stock is down 1.8% today.

• Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (KERX[14]): KERX stock is down 2.0%, marking the seventh consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Pacira Pharmaceuticals (PCRX[15]): PCRX stock is down 1.7% today.

• Mylan Inc (MYL[16]): MYL stock is down 2.1%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Salix Pharmaceuticals (SLXP[17]): SLXP stock is down 1.0%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Zimmer Holdings (ZMH[18]): ZMH stock is down 1.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc (ENDP[19]): ENDP stock is down 1.3% today.

• Hms Holdings Corp (HMSY[20]): HMSY stock is down 3.2% 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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