Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – INO VRX EXAS AGN

by Portfolio Grader | July 21, 2014 1:45 pm

Healthcare stocks fell on Wall Street so far on Monday, down 0.5%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.3%, the Nasdaq was down 0.2% and the S&P 500 declined 0.3%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

• Inovio Pharmaceuticals (INO[1]): INO stock is up 3.2% today.

• Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (VRX[2]): VRX stock is up 2.2% today.

• Exact Sciences Corp (EXAS[3]): EXAS stock is up 1.3% today.

• Allergan Inc (AGN[4]): AGN stock is up 0.7%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Gilead Sciences (GILD[5]): GILD stock is up 0.7% today.

• Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LH[6]): LH stock is up 0.5% today.

• Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX[7]): CLDX stock is up 0.9% today.

• Opko Health Inc (OPK[8]): OPK stock is up 0.5% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

• Lannett Co Inc (LCI[9]): LCI stock is down 2.7% today and down 25.1% in the last month.

• Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO[10]): HALO stock is down 1.6% today.

• Davita Healthcare Partners Inc (DVA[11]): DVA stock is down 2.2% today.

• Puma Biotechnology (PBYI[12]): PBYI stock is down 2.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Mannkind Corp (MNKD[13]): MNKD stock is down 1.8% today.

• Perrigo Company (PRGO[14]): PRGO stock is down 1.8% today.

• Haemonetics Corp (HAE[15]): HAE stock is down 1.7% today.

• Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (VRTX[16]): VRTX stock is down 1.2% today.

• Abbvie Inc. Common Stock (ABBV[17]): ABBV stock is down 1.7% today.

• Luxottica Group S.P.A. (LUX[18]): LUX stock is down 1.6% today.

For more information on the best stocks to buy[19] right now, check out the latest commentary on InvestorPlace.com[20].

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[21].

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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