Healthcare stocks declined broadly on Wall Street today, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 0.4%.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.5%, the Nasdaq was down 0.4% and the S&P 500 fell 0.5%.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Clovis Oncology Inc (CLVS): CLVS stock is up 1.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Conmed Corp (CNMD): CNMD stock is up 1.7% today.
- C.R. Bard (BCR): BCR stock is up 1.3%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Hms Holdings Corp (HMSY): HMSY stock is up 1.2% today.
- Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd (RDY): RDY stock is up 1.1% today.
- Zimmer Holdings (ZMH): ZMH stock is up 1.0% today.
- Haemonetics Corp (HAE): HAE stock is up 0.7% today.
- Seattle Genetics (SGEN): SGEN stock is up 0.6% today.
- Chemed Inc (CHE): CHE stock is up 0.6% today.
- Amerisourcebergen Corp (ABC): ABC stock is up 0.5%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Questcor Pharmaceuticals (QCOR): QCOR stock is down 2.1% today.
- Sanofi-Aventis Sa (SNY): SNY stock is down 2.0% today.
- Horizon Pharma Inc (HZNP): HZNP stock is down 1.8% today.
- Heartware International (HTWR): HTWR stock is down 1.8% today.
- Abbvie Inc. Common Stock (ABBV): ABBV stock is down 1.7% today.
- Arena Pharmaceuticals (ARNA): ARNA stock is down 1.6% today.
- Patterson Companies Inc (PDCO): PDCO stock is down 1.6% today.
- Tornier N.V. (TRNX): TRNX stock is down 1.5% today.
- Covidien Plc. (COV): COV stock is down 1.5% today.
- Opko Health Inc (OPK): OPK 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.
