Healthcare stocks declined 0.3% on Wall Street so far on Thursday.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was steady, the Nasdaq stayed consistent and the S&P 500 was unchanged.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO): HALO stock is up 15.9% today and up 29.5% in the last month.
- Isis Pharmaceuticals (ISIS): ISIS stock is up 7.7% today.
- Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX): CLDX stock is up 6.5% today.
- Clovis Oncology Inc (CLVS): CLVS stock is up 3.3% today.
- Mannkind Corp (MNKD): MNKD stock is up 2.8%, marking the ninth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Seattle Genetics (SGEN): SGEN stock is up 2.7%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Ariad Pharmaceuticals (ARIA): ARIA stock is up 1.7% today.
- Opko Health Inc (OPK): OPK stock is up 2.2% today.
- Sarepta Therapeutics Inc (SRPT): SRPT stock is up 2.1% today.
- Immunogen (IMGN): IMGN stock is up 1.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Smith & Nephew Snats (SNN): SNN stock is down 3.8% today and down 20.6% in the last month.
- Taro Pharm Inds (TARO): TARO stock is down 2.2% today.
- Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (VRX): VRX stock is down 2.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Medtronic Inc (MDT): MDT stock is down 2.1% today.
- Salix Pharmaceuticals (SLXP): SLXP stock is down 1.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Cantel Medical (CMN): CMN stock is down 1.6% today.
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMY): BMY stock is down 1.4%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Vca Antech (WOOF): WOOF stock is down 1.2% today.
- Wuxi Pharmatech [Cayman] Inc (WX): WX stock is down 0.9% today.
- Allergan Inc (AGN): AGN stock is down 1.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
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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.
