Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – INO CNC WCG MNKD

by Portfolio Grader | July 22, 2014 12:45 pm

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[1]): INO stock is up 4.9% today and up 23.4% in the last month.

• Centene Corp (CNC[2]): CNC stock is up 4.9% today.

• Wellcare Group (WCG[3]): WCG stock is up 2.9% today.

• Mannkind Corp (MNKD[4]): MNKD stock is up 2.8% today.

• Salix Pharmaceuticals (SLXP[5]): SLXP stock is up 2.6% today.

• Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd (RDY[6]): RDY stock is up 2.6% today.

• Vca Antech (WOOF[7]): WOOF stock is up 2.6% today.

• Alexion Pharmaceuticals (ALXN[8]): ALXN stock is up 2.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Isis Pharmaceuticals (ISIS[9]): ISIS stock is up 2.8% today.

• NPS Pharmaceuticals (NPSP[10]): 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[11]): NEOG stock is down 2.7% today.

• Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc (LGND[12]): LGND stock is down 1.8% today.

• Tenet Healthcare Corp (THC[13]): THC stock is down 0.8% today.

• Fresenius Medical Care Corp (FMS[14]): FMS stock is down 0.6%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Hca Holdings Inc. Common Stock (HCA[15]): HCA stock is down 0.3% today.

• Universal Health Services (UHS[16]): UHS stock is down 0.4% today.

• Teleflex Inc (TFX[17]): TFX stock is down 0.3% today.

• Clovis Oncology Inc (CLVS[18]): CLVS stock is down 0.2% today.

• The Spectranetics Corp (SPNC[19]): SPNC stock is down 0.1% today.

• Carefusion Corp (CFN[20]): CFN stock is down 0.1% 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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