Biggest Movers in Healthcare Stocks Now – SPNC ABC ARIA CHE

by Portfolio Grader | July 24, 2014 12:30 pm

Healthcare stocks remained flat on Thursday morning on Wall Street.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.1%, the Nasdaq was steady and the S&P 500 rose 0.1%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

• The Spectranetics Corp (SPNC[1]): SPNC stock is up 5.8% today.

• Amerisourcebergen Corp (ABC[2]): ABC stock is up 4.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Ariad Pharmaceuticals (ARIA[3]): ARIA stock is up 4.1% today.

• Chemed Inc (CHE[4]): CHE stock is up 3.2% today.

• Cardinal Health (CAH[5]): CAH stock is up 2.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Mckesson Corp (MCK[6]): MCK stock is up 1.4% today.

• Lannett Co Inc (LCI[7]): LCI stock is up 1.4% today.

• Cubist Pharmaceuticals (CBST[8]): CBST stock is up 1.1% today.

• Wellcare Group (WCG[9]): WCG stock is up 1.1% today.

• Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR[10]): NKTR stock is up 0.9% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

• Puma Biotechnology (PBYI[11]): PBYI stock is down 8.0% today.

• Alexion Pharmaceuticals (ALXN[12]): ALXN stock is down 4.5% today.

• Theravance (THRX[13]): THRX stock is down 4.1%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Varian Medical Systems (VAR[14]): VAR stock is down 3.6% today.

• Zimmer Holdings (ZMH[15]): ZMH stock is down 3.4% today.

• Celgene Corp (CELG[16]): CELG stock is down 3.2% today and down 49.7% in the last month.

• Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX[17]): CLDX stock is down 2.5% today.

• Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO[18]): NVO stock is down 1.9% today.

• Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc (ENDP[19]): ENDP stock is down 2.0% today.

• Neogen Corp (NEOG[20]): NEOG stock is down 1.8% 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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