Healthcare stocks fell on Wall Street on Thursday morning, down 0.1%.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.3%, the Nasdaq pushed 0.2% higher and the S&P 500 was up 0.3%.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Gopro Inc. (GPRO): GPRO stock is up 4.2% today.
- Hanger Orthopedic Group (HGR): HGR stock is up 2.6% today.
- Luxottica Group S.P.A. (LUX): LUX stock is up 1.7% today.
- Prestige Brand Holdings (PBH): PBH stock is up 1.5% today.
- Questcor Pharmaceuticals (QCOR): QCOR stock is up 1.7% today.
- Wuxi Pharmatech [Cayman] Inc (WX): WX stock is up 1.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Charles River Laboratories Intl (CRL): CRL stock is up 1.0%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TEVA): TEVA stock is up 1.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Brookdale Senior Living Inc (BKD): BKD stock is up 0.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Mannkind Corp (MNKD): MNKD stock is up 1.0% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Inovio Pharmaceuticals (INO): INO stock is down 2.1% today.
- Sangamo Biosciences (SGMO): SGMO stock is down 2.5% today.
- Myriad Genetics (MYGN): MYGN stock is down 2.2% today.
- Acadia Healthcare Company Inc (ACHC): ACHC stock is down 1.0% today.
- Mylan Inc (MYL): MYL stock is down 1.4% today.
- NPS Pharmaceuticals (NPSP): NPSP stock is down 1.3% today.
- Sarepta Therapeutics Inc (SRPT): SRPT stock is down 1.6% today.
- Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (KERX): KERX stock is down 1.9% today.
- Lannett Co Inc (LCI): LCI stock is down 0.9% today.
- Cooper Companies (COO): COO stock is down 1.1% 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.
