Biggest Movers in Healthcare Stocks Now – LGND PODD MDCO CNMD

by Portfolio Grader | August 26, 2014 6:15 pm

Healthcare stocks rose broadly on Wall Street today, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.4%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stayed level, the Nasdaq climbed 0.1% and the S&P 500 stayed the same.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

• Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc (LGND[1]): LGND stock is up 4.0% today.

• Insulet Corp (PODD[2]): PODD stock is up 3.6% today.

• The Medicines Company (MDCO[3]): MDCO stock is up 3.5% today.

• Conmed Corp (CNMD[4]): CNMD stock is up 3.0%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD[5]): IRWD stock is up 2.9% today.

• Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY[6]): ALNY stock is up 2.8% today and up 30.4% in the last month.

• Lannett Co Inc (LCI[7]): LCI stock is up 2.7% today.

• Abiomed (ABMD[8]): ABMD stock is up 2.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Align Technology (ALGN[9]): ALGN stock is up 2.5% today.

• Celgene Corp (CELG[10]): CELG stock is up 2.4% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

• Hospira Inc (HSP[11]): HSP stock is down 1.0% today.

• Heartware International (HTWR[12]): HTWR stock is down 0.9% today.

• Vca Antech (WOOF[13]): WOOF stock is down 0.6% today.

• Techne Corp (TECH[14]): TECH stock is down 0.5% today.

• Mylan Inc (MYL[15]): MYL stock is down 0.4% today.

• United Therapeutics Corp (UTHR[16]): UTHR stock is down 0.3% today.

• Covidien Plc. (COV[17]): COV stock is down 0.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Abbvie Inc. Common Stock (ABBV[18]): ABBV stock is down 0.2% today.

• Astrazeneca Plc (AZN[19]): AZN stock is down 0.2% today.

• Cardinal Health (CAH[20]): CAH stock is down 0.2% 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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