Biggest Movers in Healthcare Stocks Now – AVNR PBYI CMN MYGN

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Healthcare stocks finished up broadly on Wall Street today, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.8%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.8%, the Nasdaq increased 0.8% and the S&P 500 pushed 0.8% higher.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Avanir Pharmaceuticals Inc (AVNR): AVNR stock is up 5.4% today.
  • Puma Biotechnology (PBYI): PBYI stock is up 3.6% today.
  • Cantel Medical (CMN): CMN stock is up 3.1% today.
  • Myriad Genetics (MYGN): MYGN stock is up 2.7% today.
  • The Medicines Company (MDCO): MDCO stock is up 2.5% today.
  • Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc (LGND): LGND stock is up 2.4% today.
  • Luxottica Group S.P.A. (LUX): LUX stock is up 2.2% today.
  • Prestige Brand Holdings (PBH): PBH stock is up 2.2% today.
  • Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO): HALO stock is up 2.1% today.
  • Haemonetics Corp (HAE): HAE stock is up 2.1% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Select Medical Holdings Corp (SEM): SEM stock is down 0.8% today.
  • Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc (ACAD): ACAD stock is down 0.7% today.
  • Taro Pharm Inds (TARO): TARO stock is down 0.6% today on 2 times normal volume.
  • Salix Pharmaceuticals (SLXP): SLXP stock is down 0.3% 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.

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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