Healthcare stocks finished flat today on Wall Street.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.4%, the Nasdaq was down 0.3% and the S&P 500 fell 0.4%.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Horizon Pharma Inc (HZNP): HZNP stock is up 2.7% today.
- Arena Pharmaceuticals (ARNA): ARNA stock is up 2.2% today.
- Greatbatch (GB): GB stock is up 1.9% today.
- Seattle Genetics (SGEN): SGEN stock is up 1.7% today.
- Conmed Corp (CNMD): CNMD stock is up 1.6% today.
- Neogen Corp (NEOG): NEOG stock is up 1.5% today.
- Abbvie Inc. Common Stock (ABBV): ABBV stock is up 1.4% today.
- Chemed Inc (CHE): CHE stock is up 1.4% to a new 52-week high of $96.42.
- Mylan Inc (MYL): MYL stock is up 1.3% today.
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals (PCRX): PCRX stock is up 1.3% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Incyte Corp (INCY): INCY stock is down 2.2% today.
- Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc (BMRN): BMRN stock is down 2.0% today.
- Universal Health Services (UHS): UHS stock is down 1.4% today.
- Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX): CLDX stock is down 1.3%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Thoratec Corp (THOR): THOR stock is down 1.2% today.
- Align Technology (ALGN): ALGN stock is down 1.1%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Sanofi-Aventis Sa (SNY): SNY stock is down 1.1% today.
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals (ALXN): ALXN stock is down 1.0% today.
- Haemonetics Corp (HAE): HAE stock is down 0.9%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- The Medicines Company (MDCO): MDCO stock is down 0.9% 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.
