Healthcare stocks advanced 0.1% on Wall Street so far on Friday.
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:
- Shire Plc American Depositary Shares (SHPG): SHPG stock is up 18.5% to a new 52-week high of $227.24.
- Cubist Pharmaceuticals (CBST): CBST stock is up 4.1% today.
- Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc (BMRN): BMRN stock is up 2.9% today.
- Salix Pharmaceuticals (SLXP): SLXP stock is up 2.6% to a new 52-week high of $121.60.
- Luxottica Group S.P.A. (LUX): LUX stock is up 2.6% today.
- Eli Lilly and Company (LLY): LLY stock is up 2.5% to a new 52-week high of $61.32.
- The Medicines Company (MDCO): MDCO stock is up 2.2% today.
- Tornier N.V. (TRNX): TRNX stock is up 2.6% to a new 52-week high of $24.12.
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals (ALXN): ALXN stock is up 2.1% today.
- Healthsouth Corp (HLS): HLS stock is up 1.7% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Kindred Healthcare (KND): KND stock is down 4.1%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD): IRWD stock is down 1.7% today.
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN): REGN stock is down 1.9% today.
- Auxilium Pharmaceuticals (AUXL): AUXL stock is down 1.9% today.
- Resmed Inc (RMD): RMD stock is down 1.8% today.
- Opko Health Inc (OPK): OPK stock is down 1.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Puma Biotechnology (PBYI): PBYI stock is down 1.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Mannkind Corp (MNKD): MNKD stock is down 1.2%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Horizon Pharma Inc (HZNP): HZNP stock is down 1.4% today.
- Theravance (THRX): THRX stock is down 1.4% 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.
