Healthcare stocks finished flat today on Wall Street.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stayed consistent, the Nasdaq was unchanged and the S&P 500 remained flat.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc (ACAD): ACAD stock is up 2.7%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Centene Corp (CNC): CNC stock is up 2.4% today.
- Resmed Inc (RMD): RMD stock is up 1.6% today.
- Lannett Co Inc (LCI): LCI stock is up 1.5% today.
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals (ALXN): ALXN stock is up 1.4% today.
- Masimo Corp (MASI): MASI stock is up 1.4% today.
- Edwards Lifesciences Corp (EW): EW stock is up 1.3%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX): NBIX stock is up 1.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Select Medical Holdings Corp (SEM): SEM stock is up 1.2% today.
- Covance Inc (CVD): CVD stock is up 1.0% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Taro Pharm Inds (TARO): TARO stock is down 2.8% today.
- Puma Biotechnology (PBYI): PBYI stock is down 2.3% today.
- Examworks Group (EXAM): EXAM stock is down 1.9%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- United Therapeutics Corp (UTHR): UTHR stock is down 1.7% today.
- Mednax Inc (MD): MD stock is down 1.6% today.
- Questcor Pharmaceuticals (QCOR): QCOR stock is down 1.5% today.
- Thoratec Corp (THOR): THOR stock is down 1.5% today.
- Theravance (THRX): THRX stock is down 1.4% today and down 22.5% in the last month.
- Abbvie Inc. Common Stock (ABBV): ABBV stock is down 1.4% today on 2 times normal volume.
- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TEVA): TEVA stock is down 1.3% 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.
