Biggest Movers in Healthcare Stocks Now – IRWD EXAM WST BSX

by Portfolio Grader | May 2, 2014 6:30 pm

Healthcare stocks declined 0.9% on Wall Street on Friday.

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

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

• Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD[1]): IRWD stock is up 2.3% today.

• Examworks Group (EXAM[2]): EXAM stock is up 2.1% today.

• West Pharmaceutical Services (WST[3]): WST stock is up 1.9% today.

• Boston Scientific Corp (BSX[4]): BSX stock is up 1.7% today.

• Smith & Nephew Snats (SNN[5]): SNN stock is up 1.5% today.

• Hospira Inc (HSP[6]): HSP stock is up 1.4% today.

• Conmed Corp (CNMD[7]): CNMD stock is up 1.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• C.R. Bard (BCR[8]): BCR stock is up 1.3%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Haemonetics Corp (HAE[9]): HAE stock is up 0.9% today.

• Questcor Pharmaceuticals (QCOR[10]): QCOR stock is up 0.9%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

• Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (VRTX[11]): VRTX stock is down 3.7% today.

• Ariad Pharmaceuticals (ARIA[12]): ARIA stock is down 3.3% today.

• Alexion Pharmaceuticals (ALXN[13]): ALXN stock is down 2.9% today.

• Owens & Minor (OMI[14]): OMI stock is down 2.9% today on 2 times normal volume.

• Auxilium Pharmaceuticals (AUXL[15]): AUXL stock is down 2.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Parexel International Corp (PRXL[16]): PRXL stock is down 2.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Cardinal Health (CAH[17]): CAH stock is down 2.0% today on 2 times normal volume.

• Forest Laboratories (FRX[18]): FRX stock is down 1.9% today.

• Sirona Dental Systems (SIRO[19]): SIRO stock is down 1.9% today.

• Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN[20]): REGN stock is down 1.8% 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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