Healthcare stocks finished down on Wall Street on Thursday, down 0.5%.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.1%, the Nasdaq remained flat and the S&P 500 fell 0.1%.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Carefusion Corp (CFN): CFN stock is up 1.2% today.
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals (PCRX): PCRX stock is up 1.2%, marking the eighth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- C.R. Bard (BCR): BCR stock is up 1.2% today.
- Idexx Laboratories (IDXX): IDXX stock is up 1.1% to a new 52-week high of $130.85.
- Becton Dickinson and Company (BDX): BDX stock is up 1.0%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Stryker Corp (SYK): SYK stock is up 0.8%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Luxottica Group S.P.A. (LUX): LUX stock is up 0.7% today.
- Varian Medical Systems (VAR): VAR stock is up 0.7% today.
- Eli Lilly and Company (LLY): LLY stock is up 0.6% today on 2 times normal volume.
- Furiex Pharmaceuticals (FURX): FURX stock is up 0.6% today and up 29.6% in the last month.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc (LGND): LGND stock is down 4.9% today.
- Isis Pharmaceuticals (ISIS): ISIS stock is down 4.0%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Acorda Therapeutics (ACOR): ACOR stock is down 3.4% today.
- Auxilium Pharmaceuticals (AUXL): AUXL stock is down 3.3% today.
- The Medicines Company (MDCO): MDCO stock is down 3.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Incyte Corp (INCY): INCY stock is down 3.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR): NKTR stock is down 3.0% today.
- Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc (BMRN): BMRN stock is down 2.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Perrigo Company (PRGO): PRGO stock is down 2.8% today on 2 times normal volume.
- Opko Health Inc (OPK): OPK stock is down 2.7% today.
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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.
