Biggest Movers in Healthcare Stocks Now – GPRO SLXP COO PBYI

by Portfolio Grader | July 1, 2014 12:45 pm

Healthcare stocks advanced broadly on Wall Street so far on Tuesday, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.6%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.5%, the Nasdaq pushed 0.7% higher and the S&P 500 increased 0.5%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

• Gopro Inc. (GPRO[1]): GPRO stock is up 14.5% to a new 52-week high of $46.43.

• Salix Pharmaceuticals (SLXP[2]): SLXP stock is up 10.8% to a new 52-week high of $136.63.

• Cooper Companies (COO[3]): COO stock is up 5.4% to a new 52-week high of $142.81.

• Puma Biotechnology (PBYI[4]): PBYI stock is up 4.7% today and up 21.1% in the last month.

• Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN[5]): REGN stock is up 4.2% today.

• Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX[6]): CLDX stock is up 4.3% today and up 24.3% in the last month.

• Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY[7]): ALNY stock is up 4.3% today.

• Auxilium Pharmaceuticals (AUXL[8]): AUXL stock is up 3.1% today.

• Clovis Oncology Inc (CLVS[9]): CLVS stock is up 2.6% today.

• Hms Holdings Corp (HMSY[10]): HMSY stock is up 2.4%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

• Mannkind Corp (MNKD[11]): MNKD stock is down 4.5% today.

• China Biologic Products (CBPO[12]): CBPO stock is down 2.4% today.

• Luxottica Group S.P.A. (LUX[13]): LUX stock is down 1.4% today.

• Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMY[14]): BMY stock is down 0.7%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Shire Plc American Depositary Shares (SHPG[15]): SHPG stock is down 0.7% today.

• NPS Pharmaceuticals (NPSP[16]): NPSP stock is down 0.5% today.

• Fresenius Medical Care Corp (FMS[17]): FMS stock is down 0.6% today.

• Chemed Inc (CHE[18]): CHE stock is down 0.2% today.

• Medtronic Inc (MDT[19]): MDT stock is down 0.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD[20]): IRWD stock is down 0.3% 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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