Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – INO CNC WCG MNKD

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Healthcare stocks rose broadly on Wall Street on Tuesday morning, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.8%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.4%, the Nasdaq increased 0.5% and the S&P 500 rose 0.4%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Inovio Pharmaceuticals (INO): INO stock is up 4.9% today and up 23.4% in the last month.
  • Centene Corp (CNC): CNC stock is up 4.9% today.
  • Wellcare Group (WCG): WCG stock is up 2.9% today.
  • Mannkind Corp (MNKD): MNKD stock is up 2.8% today.
  • Salix Pharmaceuticals (SLXP): SLXP stock is up 2.6% today.
  • Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd (RDY): RDY stock is up 2.6% today.
  • Vca Antech (WOOF): WOOF stock is up 2.6% today.
  • Alexion Pharmaceuticals (ALXN): ALXN stock is up 2.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Isis Pharmaceuticals (ISIS): ISIS stock is up 2.8% today.
  • NPS Pharmaceuticals (NPSP): NPSP stock is up 2.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Neogen Corp (NEOG): NEOG stock is down 2.7% today.
  • Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc (LGND): LGND stock is down 1.8% today.
  • Tenet Healthcare Corp (THC): THC stock is down 0.8% today.
  • Fresenius Medical Care Corp (FMS): FMS stock is down 0.6%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
  • Hca Holdings Inc. Common Stock (HCA): HCA stock is down 0.3% today.
  • Universal Health Services (UHS): UHS stock is down 0.4% today.
  • Teleflex Inc (TFX): TFX stock is down 0.3% today.
  • Clovis Oncology Inc (CLVS): CLVS stock is down 0.2% today.
  • The Spectranetics Corp (SPNC): SPNC stock is down 0.1% today.
  • Carefusion Corp (CFN): CFN stock is down 0.1% 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.


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