Healthcare stocks finished up 0.8% on Wall Street today.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.5%, the Nasdaq pushed 0.4% higher and the S&P 500 climbed 0.5%.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Achillion Pharmaceuticals (ACHN): ACHN stock is up 10.5% today on 3 times normal volume.
- Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD): IRWD stock is up 3.5% today.
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals (PCRX): PCRX stock is up 2.7% today.
- Cubist Pharmaceuticals (CBST): CBST stock is up 2.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Mannkind Corp (MNKD): MNKD stock is up 2.2% today.
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN): REGN stock is up 2.1% today.
- Theravance (THRX): THRX stock is up 2.0% today.
- Sanofi-Aventis Sa (SNY): SNY stock is up 2.0% today.
- Celgene Corp (CELG): CELG stock is up 2.0% today.
- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (VRTX): VRTX stock is up 1.7% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc (LGND): LGND stock is down 2.8%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Perrigo Company (PRGO): PRGO stock is down 0.8% today.
- Cooper Companies (COO): COO stock is down 0.5% today.
- The Spectranetics Corp (SPNC): SPNC stock is down 0.4% today.
- Msa Safety Inc. (MSA): MSA stock is down 0.3% today.
- Actavis Inc (ACT): ACT stock is down 0.3% today.
- Lifepoint Hospitals (LPNT): LPNT stock is down 0.3% today.
- Boston Scientific Corp (BSX): BSX stock is down 0.2% today.
- Shire Plc American Depositary Shares (SHPG): SHPG stock is down 0.2% today.
- Intuitive Surgical (ISRG): ISRG stock is down 0.2% 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.
