Biggest Movers in Healthcare Stocks Now – CBPO CBST CLVS BKD

by Portfolio Grader | August 22, 2014 12:00 pm

Healthcare stocks remained flat on Friday morning on Wall Street.

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

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

• China Biologic Products (CBPO[1]): CBPO stock is up 1.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Cubist Pharmaceuticals (CBST[2]): CBST stock is up 1.4% today.

• Clovis Oncology Inc (CLVS[3]): CLVS stock is up 1.3% today.

• Brookdale Senior Living Inc (BKD[4]): BKD stock is up 0.8% today.

• Community Health Systems (CYH[5]): CYH stock is up 0.6% today.

• Gilead Sciences (GILD[6]): GILD stock is up 0.6% today.

• Lannett Co Inc (LCI[7]): LCI stock is up 0.6% today.

• Hca Holdings Inc. Common Stock (HCA[8]): HCA stock is up 0.5% today.

• Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TEVA[9]): TEVA stock is up 0.5% today.

• Perrigo Company (PRGO[10]): PRGO stock is up 0.5% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

• Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD[11]): IRWD stock is down 2.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Isis Pharmaceuticals (ISIS[12]): ISIS stock is down 2.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX[13]): CLDX stock is down 2.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Centene Corp (CNC[14]): CNC stock is down 1.9% today.

• Mannkind Corp (MNKD[15]): MNKD stock is down 1.7%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY[16]): ALNY stock is down 1.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Sanofi-Aventis Sa (SNY[17]): SNY stock is down 1.6% today.

• Hms Holdings Corp (HMSY[18]): HMSY stock is down 1.5% today.

• Seattle Genetics (SGEN[19]): SGEN stock is down 1.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Acorda Therapeutics (ACOR[20]): ACOR stock is down 1.4% today.

For more information on the best stocks to buy[21] right now, check out the latest commentary on InvestorPlace.com[22].

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.

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