Biggest Movers in Healthcare Stocks Now – ISIS CLDX HZNP IDIX

by Portfolio Grader | May 27, 2014 12:45 pm

Healthcare stocks remained flat so far on Tuesday on Wall Street.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.4%, the Nasdaq rose 0.5% and the S&P 500 was up 0.4%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

• Isis Pharmaceuticals (ISIS[1]): ISIS stock is up 6.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX[2]): CLDX stock is up 4.1% today.

• Horizon Pharma Inc (HZNP[3]): HZNP stock is up 4.3% today.

• Idenix Pharmaceuticals (IDIX[4]): IDIX stock is up 3.9% today and up 30.8% in the last month.

• Incyte Corp (INCY[5]): INCY stock is up 2.6% today.

• Lannett Co Inc (LCI[6]): LCI stock is up 2.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Icon Plc (ICLR[7]): ICLR stock is up 3.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc (ACAD[8]): ACAD stock is up 3.0%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Select Medical Holdings Corp (SEM[9]): SEM stock is up 3.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY[10]): ALNY stock is up 1.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

• Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (VRX[11]): VRX stock is down 2.5% today.

• Heartware International (HTWR[12]): HTWR stock is down 1.8% today.

• Haemonetics Corp (HAE[13]): HAE stock is down 1.8% today.

• Astrazeneca Plc (AZN[14]): AZN stock is down 1.5% today.

• Resmed Inc (RMD[15]): RMD stock is down 1.2% today.

• Mwi Veterinary Supply (MWIV[16]): MWIV stock is down 0.4% today.

• Tenet Healthcare Corp (THC[17]): THC stock is down 0.8% today.

• Taro Pharm Inds (TARO[18]): TARO stock is down 0.9% today.

• Wright Medical Group (WMGI[19]): WMGI stock is down 0.6% today.

• St. Jude Medical (STJ[20]): STJ stock is down 0.7% 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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