Biggest Movers in Healthcare Stocks Now – SHPG PCRX IPXL BKD

by Portfolio Grader | June 23, 2014 7:15 pm

Healthcare stocks finished down on Wall Street on Monday, down 0.4%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average remained flat, the Nasdaq was steady and the S&P 500 stayed level.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

• Shire Plc American Depositary Shares (SHPG[1]): SHPG stock is up 2.0% today and up 33.8% in the last month.

• Pacira Pharmaceuticals (PCRX[2]): PCRX stock is up 1.3% to a new 52-week high of $89.28.

• Impax Laboratories (IPXL[3]): IPXL stock is up 1.2% to a new 52-week high of $30.36.

• Brookdale Senior Living Inc (BKD[4]): BKD stock is up 1.1%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Emeritus Corp (ESC[5]): ESC stock is up 0.9%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Vca Antech (WOOF[6]): WOOF stock is up 0.9% today.

• Abbvie Inc. Common Stock (ABBV[7]): ABBV stock is up 0.8% today.

• Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd (RDY[8]): RDY stock is up 0.7% today.

• Hca Holdings Inc. Common Stock (HCA[9]): HCA stock is up 0.7% to a new 52-week high of $58.01.

• Idexx Laboratories (IDXX[10]): IDXX stock is up 0.5% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

• Puma Biotechnology (PBYI[11]): PBYI stock is down 2.5% today.

• Seattle Genetics (SGEN[12]): SGEN stock is down 2.3% today.

• Opko Health Inc (OPK[13]): OPK stock is down 2.0%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Biogen Idec Inc (BIIB[14]): BIIB stock is down 1.9% today.

• Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX[15]): NBIX stock is down 1.8% today.

• Hanger Orthopedic Group (HGR[16]): HGR stock is down 1.7% today.

• Thoratec Corp (THOR[17]): THOR stock is down 1.6% today.

• Parexel International Corp (PRXL[18]): PRXL stock is down 1.5% today.

• Questcor Pharmaceuticals (QCOR[19]): QCOR stock is down 1.4% today.

• Conmed Corp (CNMD[20]): CNMD stock is down 1.4% 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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