Biggest Movers in Healthcare Stocks Now – HALO ARNA IMGN AUXL

by Portfolio Grader | June 12, 2014 12:45 pm

Healthcare stocks fell broadly on Wall Street so far on Thursday, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 0.2%.

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

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

• Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO[1]): HALO stock is up 4.4% today and up 21.9% in the last month.

• Arena Pharmaceuticals (ARNA[2]): ARNA stock is up 4.0% today.

• Immunogen (IMGN[3]): IMGN stock is up 3.5% today.

• Auxilium Pharmaceuticals (AUXL[4]): AUXL stock is up 3.8% today.

• Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO[5]): NVO stock is up 2.4% today.

• Salix Pharmaceuticals (SLXP[6]): SLXP stock is up 1.6%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Acadia Healthcare Company Inc (ACHC[7]): ACHC stock is up 0.8% today.

• Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc (ACAD[8]): ACAD stock is up 1.5% today and up 22.8% in the last month.

• Aegerion Pharmaceuticals (AEGR[9]): AEGR stock is up 0.8% today.

• Myriad Genetics (MYGN[10]): MYGN stock is up 0.7% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

• Ariad Pharmaceuticals (ARIA[11]): ARIA stock is down 5.7% today.

• Hms Holdings Corp (HMSY[12]): HMSY stock is down 2.5% today.

• Theravance (THRX[13]): THRX stock is down 2.8% today.

• Msa Safety Inc. (MSA[14]): MSA stock is down 2.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Prestige Brand Holdings (PBH[15]): PBH stock is down 1.6%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Isis Pharmaceuticals (ISIS[16]): ISIS stock is down 1.5% today.

• Edwards Lifesciences Corp (EW[17]): EW stock is down 1.8% today.

• Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX[18]): CLDX stock is down 1.5% today.

• Cardinal Health (CAH[19]): CAH stock is down 1.7%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Owens & Minor (OMI[20]): OMI stock is down 1.6% 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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