Biggest Movers in Healthcare Stocks Now – IRWD IPXL SGEN PCRX
by Portfolio Grader | August 6, 2014 12:30 pm
Healthcare stocks fell 0.1% on Wall Street so far on Wednesday.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stayed level, the Nasdaq fell 0.2% and the S&P 500 stayed the same.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD[1]): IRWD stock is up 3.9% today.
- Impax Laboratories (IPXL[2]): IPXL stock is up 2.1% today.
- Seattle Genetics (SGEN[3]): SGEN stock is up 2.0% today.
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals (PCRX[4]): PCRX stock is up 1.2% today.
- Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO[5]): HALO stock is up 1.1% today.
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN[6]): REGN stock is up 1.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Charles River Laboratories Intl (CRL[7]): CRL stock is up 0.8% today.
- Fresenius Medical Care Corp (FMS[8]): FMS stock is up 1.1% today.
- Wellcare Group (WCG[9]): WCG stock is up 1.3% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Shire Plc American Depositary Shares (SHPG[10]): SHPG stock is down 4.6% today.
- Hanger Orthopedic Group (HGR[11]): HGR stock is down 4.2% today.
- Astrazeneca Plc (AZN[12]): AZN stock is down 4.2% today.
- Smith & Nephew Snats (SNN[13]): SNN stock is down 3.1% today.
- Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc (ENDP[14]): ENDP stock is down 2.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Perrigo Company (PRGO[15]): PRGO stock is down 2.7% today.
- Wright Medical Group (WMGI[16]): WMGI stock is down 2.2% today.
- Actavis Inc (ACT[17]): ACT stock is down 2.5% today.
- Glaxosmithkline Plc (GSK[18]): GSK stock is down 2.4% today.
- Icon Plc (ICLR[19]): ICLR stock is down 2.5% 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[22].
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:
- IRWD: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/IRWD-stock-quote
- IPXL: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/IPXL-stock-quote
- SGEN: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/SGEN-stock-quote
- PCRX: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/PCRX-stock-quote
- HALO: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/HALO-stock-quote
- REGN: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/REGN-stock-quote
- CRL: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/CRL-stock-quote
- FMS: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/FMS-stock-quote
- WCG: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/WCG-stock-quote
- SHPG: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/SHPG-stock-quote
- HGR: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/HGR-stock-quote
- AZN: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/AZN-stock-quote
- SNN: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/SNN-stock-quote
- ENDP: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/ENDP-stock-quote
- PRGO: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/PRGO-stock-quote
- WMGI: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/WMGI-stock-quote
- ACT: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/ACT-stock-quote
- GSK: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/GSK-stock-quote
- ICLR: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/ICLR-stock-quote
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