Biggest Movers in Healthcare Stocks Now – LCI STJ CYH SIRO

by Portfolio Grader | June 20, 2014 8:00 pm

Healthcare stocks rose 0.5% on Wall Street today.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.3%, the Nasdaq was down 0.2% and the S&P 500 declined 0.3%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

• Lannett Co Inc (LCI[1]): LCI stock is up 4.9% today on 2 times normal volume.

• St. Jude Medical (STJ[2]): STJ stock is up 3.1%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Community Health Systems (CYH[3]): CYH stock is up 3.0% today.

• Sirona Dental Systems (SIRO[4]): SIRO stock is up 2.6% today on 2 times normal volume.

• Hms Holdings Corp (HMSY[5]): HMSY stock is up 2.5% today.

• Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc (ENDP[6]): ENDP stock is up 2.4% today.

• Allergan Inc (AGN[7]): AGN stock is up 2.3% today.

• Qiagen N.V. (QGEN[8]): QGEN stock is up 2.3% to $24.80, near the 52-week high of $24.82.

• Pacira Pharmaceuticals (PCRX[9]): PCRX stock is up 2.1% today.

• Conmed Corp (CNMD[10]): CNMD stock is up 2.1% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

• Abbvie Inc. Common Stock (ABBV[11]): ABBV stock is down 1.6% today on 2 times normal volume.

• Medtronic Inc (MDT[12]): MDT stock is down 1.3% today on 3 times normal volume.

• Covidien Plc. (COV[13]): COV stock is down 1.2% today on 3 times normal volume.

• Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc (TMO[14]): TMO stock is down 0.6% today on 2 times normal volume.

• Haemonetics Corp (HAE[15]): HAE stock is down 0.5% today.

• Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TEVA[16]): TEVA stock is down 0.4% today.

• Fresenius Medical Care Corp (FMS[17]): FMS stock is down 0.4% today.

• Abbott Laboratories (ABT[18]): ABT stock is down 0.4% today.

• Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX[19]): CLDX stock is down 0.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Covance Inc (CVD[20]): CVD stock is down 0.3% 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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