Biggest Movers in Healthcare Stocks Now – PBYI TRNX KERX NBIX
by Portfolio Grader | August 22, 2014 6:15 pm
Healthcare stocks finished flat today on Wall Street.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.2%, the Nasdaq was up 0.2% and the S&P 500 declined 0.2%.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Puma Biotechnology (PBYI[1]): PBYI stock is up 2.8% today.
- Tornier N.V. (TRNX[2]): TRNX stock is up 2.0% today.
- Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (KERX[3]): KERX stock is up 1.7% today.
- Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX[4]): NBIX stock is up 1.5% today.
- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (VRTX[5]): VRTX stock is up 1.4% today.
- Cantel Medical (CMN[6]): CMN stock is up 1.2%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals (ALXN[7]): ALXN stock is up 1.1% today.
- Insulet Corp (PODD[8]): PODD stock is up 1.0% today.
- Wright Medical Group (WMGI[9]): WMGI stock is up 1.0% today.
- Incyte Corp (INCY[10]): INCY stock is up 0.9% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Heartware International (HTWR[11]): HTWR stock is down 1.1% today.
- C.R. Bard (BCR[12]): BCR stock is down 1.1%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Zimmer Holdings (ZMH[13]): ZMH stock is down 1.1% today.
- Baxter International Inc (BAX[14]): BAX stock is down 1.0% today.
- Smith & Nephew Snats (SNN[15]): SNN stock is down 1.0% today.
- Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc (LGND[16]): LGND stock is down 1.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- West Pharmaceutical Services (WST[17]): WST stock is down 0.9% today.
- Covidien Plc. (COV[18]): COV stock is down 0.9% today.
- Medtronic Inc (MDT[19]): MDT stock is down 0.8% today.
- Quest Diagnostics Inc (DGX[20]): DGX stock is down 0.7% 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[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.
Endnotes:
- PBYI: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/PBYI-stock-quote
- TRNX: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/TRNX-stock-quote
- KERX: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/KERX-stock-quote
- NBIX: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/NBIX-stock-quote
- VRTX: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/VRTX-stock-quote
- CMN: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/CMN-stock-quote
- ALXN: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/ALXN-stock-quote
- PODD: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/PODD-stock-quote
- WMGI: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/WMGI-stock-quote
- INCY: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/INCY-stock-quote
- HTWR: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/HTWR-stock-quote
- BCR: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/BCR-stock-quote
- ZMH: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/ZMH-stock-quote
- BAX: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/BAX-stock-quote
- SNN: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/SNN-stock-quote
- LGND: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/LGND-stock-quote
- WST: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/WST-stock-quote
- COV: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/COV-stock-quote
- MDT: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/MDT-stock-quote
- DGX: https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/DGX-stock-quote
- best stocks to buy: https://investorplace.com/category/stock-picks/stocks-to-buy/
- InvestorPlace.com: https://investorplace.com/category/stock-picks/stocks-to-buy/
- here: https://investorplace.com/hot-topics/daily-market-movers
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