Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – ACOR SHPG WX ACT

by Portfolio Grader | June 18, 2014 11:45 am

Healthcare stocks remained flat on Wednesday morning on Wall Street.

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

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

• Acorda Therapeutics (ACOR[1]): ACOR stock is up 5.7% today.

• Shire Plc American Depositary Shares (SHPG[2]): SHPG stock is up 4.7% to a new 52-week high of $195.73.

• Wuxi Pharmatech [Cayman] Inc (WX[3]): WX stock is up 3.7% today.

• Actavis Inc (ACT[4]): ACT stock is up 2.0%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (KERX[5]): KERX stock is up 1.3% today.

• Qiagen N.V. (QGEN[6]): QGEN stock is up 1.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Forest Laboratories (FRX[7]): FRX stock is up 1.5%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Medtronic Inc (MDT[8]): MDT stock is up 1.5% today.

• Biogen Idec Inc (BIIB[9]): BIIB stock is up 1.0% today.

• Covidien Plc. (COV[10]): COV stock is up 1.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

• China Biologic Products (CBPO[11]): CBPO stock is down 8.4% today.

• Opko Health Inc (OPK[12]): OPK stock is down 2.9% today.

• Puma Biotechnology (PBYI[13]): PBYI stock is down 2.3% today.

• Hms Holdings Corp (HMSY[14]): HMSY stock is down 2.6% today.

• Exact Sciences Corp (EXAS[15]): EXAS stock is down 2.2% today.

• Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX[16]): CLDX stock is down 2.7% today.

• Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR[17]): NKTR stock is down 1.9% today.

• The Medicines Company (MDCO[18]): MDCO stock is down 1.7% today.

• Express Scripts (ESRX[19]): ESRX stock is down 1.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Taro Pharm Inds (TARO[20]): TARO 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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