Healthcare stocks declined on Wall Street today, down 0.5%.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.1%, the Nasdaq was unchanged and the S&P 500 was up 0.1%.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Isis Pharmaceuticals (ISIS): ISIS stock is up 2.3% today and up 35.4% in the last month.
- NPS Pharmaceuticals (NPSP): NPSP stock is up 2.2% today and up 46.3% in the last month.
- Heartware International (HTWR): HTWR stock is up 1.9% today.
- Msa Safety Inc. (MSA): MSA stock is up 1.8%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Puma Biotechnology (PBYI): PBYI stock is up 1.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (VRTX): VRTX stock is up 1.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Kindred Healthcare (KND): KND stock is up 1.5% today and up 21.9% in the last month.
- Haemonetics Corp (HAE): HAE stock is up 1.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Auxilium Pharmaceuticals (AUXL): AUXL stock is up 1.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Hms Holdings Corp (HMSY): HMSY stock is up 1.4% today and up 21.8% in the last month.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- The Medicines Company (MDCO): MDCO stock is down 2.5% today.
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals (ALXN): ALXN stock is down 1.4% today.
- Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD): IRWD stock is down 1.3% today and down 24.2% in the last month.
- Mckesson Corp (MCK): MCK stock is down 1.1% today.
- Ariad Pharmaceuticals (ARIA): ARIA stock is down 1.0% today.
- Examworks Group (EXAM): EXAM stock is down 1.0% today.
- Carefusion Corp (CFN): CFN stock is down 0.9% today.
- Brookdale Senior Living Inc (BKD): BKD stock is down 0.8% today.
- Luxottica Group S.P.A. (LUX): LUX stock is down 0.8% today.
- Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc (ENDP): ENDP stock is down 0.7% 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.
