Biggest Movers in Healthcare Stocks Now – ACAD CNC RMD LCI
by Portfolio Grader | August 6, 2014 7:00 pm
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[1]): ACAD stock is up 2.7%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Centene Corp (CNC[2]): CNC stock is up 2.4% today.
- Resmed Inc (RMD[3]): RMD stock is up 1.6% today.
- Lannett Co Inc (LCI[4]): LCI stock is up 1.5% today.
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals (ALXN[5]): ALXN stock is up 1.4% today.
- Masimo Corp (MASI[6]): MASI stock is up 1.4% today.
- Edwards Lifesciences Corp (EW[7]): EW stock is up 1.3%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX[8]): NBIX stock is up 1.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Select Medical Holdings Corp (SEM[9]): SEM stock is up 1.2% today.
- Covance Inc (CVD[10]): CVD stock is up 1.0% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Taro Pharm Inds (TARO[11]): TARO stock is down 2.8% today.
- Puma Biotechnology (PBYI[12]): PBYI stock is down 2.3% today.
- Examworks Group (EXAM[13]): EXAM stock is down 1.9%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- United Therapeutics Corp (UTHR[14]): UTHR stock is down 1.7% today.
- Mednax Inc (MD[15]): MD stock is down 1.6% today.
- Questcor Pharmaceuticals (QCOR[16]): QCOR stock is down 1.5% today.
- Thoratec Corp (THOR[17]): THOR stock is down 1.5% today.
- Theravance (THRX[18]): THRX stock is down 1.4% today and down 22.5% in the last month.
- Abbvie Inc. Common Stock (ABBV[19]): ABBV stock is down 1.4% today on 2 times normal volume.
- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TEVA[20]): TEVA stock is down 1.3% today.
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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.
Endnotes:
- ACAD: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/ACAD-stock-quote
- CNC: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/CNC-stock-quote
- RMD: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/RMD-stock-quote
- LCI: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/LCI-stock-quote
- ALXN: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/ALXN-stock-quote
- MASI: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/MASI-stock-quote
- EW: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/EW-stock-quote
- NBIX: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/NBIX-stock-quote
- SEM: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/SEM-stock-quote
- CVD: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/CVD-stock-quote
- TARO: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/TARO-stock-quote
- PBYI: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/PBYI-stock-quote
- EXAM: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/EXAM-stock-quote
- UTHR: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/UTHR-stock-quote
- MD: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/MD-stock-quote
- QCOR: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/QCOR-stock-quote
- THOR: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/THOR-stock-quote
- THRX: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/THRX-stock-quote
- ABBV: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/ABBV-stock-quote
- TEVA: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/TEVA-stock-quote
- best stocks to buy: https://investorplace.com/category/stock-picks/stocks-to-buy/
- InvestorPlace.com: https://investorplace.com/category/stock-picks/stocks-to-buy/
- here: https://investorplace.com/hot-topics/daily-market-movers
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