Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – EXAM ACT FRX ACOR

by Portfolio Grader | June 11, 2014 7:00 pm

Healthcare stocks finished down broadly on Wall Street today, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 0.1%.

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

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

• Examworks Group (EXAM[1]): EXAM stock is up 4.0% today on 3 times normal volume.

• Actavis Inc (ACT[2]): ACT stock is up 1.6% today.

• Forest Laboratories (FRX[3]): FRX stock is up 1.4% today.

• Acorda Therapeutics (ACOR[4]): ACOR stock is up 1.3% today.

• Perrigo Company (PRGO[5]): PRGO stock is up 1.3% today.

• Qiagen N.V. (QGEN[6]): QGEN stock is up 1.3%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Salix Pharmaceuticals (SLXP[7]): SLXP stock is up 1.2%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Mylan Inc (MYL[8]): MYL stock is up 0.9% today.

• Mckesson Corp (MCK[9]): MCK stock is up 0.8% today.

• Resmed Inc (RMD[10]): RMD stock is up 0.8%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has increased.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

• NPS Pharmaceuticals (NPSP[11]): NPSP stock is down 3.1% today.

• Myriad Genetics (MYGN[12]): MYGN stock is down 2.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc (LGND[13]): LGND stock is down 2.7% today.

• Exact Sciences Corp (EXAS[14]): EXAS stock is down 2.0% today.

• Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (KERX[15]): KERX stock is down 1.7% today.

• Align Technology (ALGN[16]): ALGN stock is down 1.7%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Opko Health Inc (OPK[17]): OPK stock is down 1.5% today.

• Biogen Idec Inc (BIIB[18]): BIIB stock is down 1.5% today.

• Incyte Corp (INCY[19]): INCY stock is down 1.5% today.

• Abbott Laboratories (ABT[20]): ABT stock is down 1.3% 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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