Biggest Movers in Healthcare Stocks Now – TRNX HMSY BCRX CLVS

by Portfolio Grader | August 8, 2014 1:30 pm

Healthcare stocks declined broadly on Wall Street on Friday morning, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 0.1%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.1%, the Nasdaq was steady and the S&P 500 increased 0.1%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

• Tornier N.V. (TRNX[1]): TRNX stock is up 13.3% today.

• Hms Holdings Corp (HMSY[2]): HMSY stock is up 10.5% today.

• Biocryst Pharmaceuticals (BCRX[3]): BCRX stock is up 8.4% today.

• Clovis Oncology Inc (CLVS[4]): CLVS stock is up 5.8% today.

• Sirona Dental Systems (SIRO[5]): SIRO stock is up 3.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Luxottica Group S.P.A. (LUX[6]): LUX stock is up 1.3% today.

• Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX[7]): CLDX stock is up 1.7% today.

• Theravance (THRX[8]): THRX stock is up 1.1% today.

• Ironwood Pharmaceuticals (IRWD[9]): IRWD stock is up 1.0% today.

• The Spectranetics Corp (SPNC[10]): SPNC stock is up 1.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

• Select Medical Holdings Corp (SEM[11]): SEM stock is down 9.7% today.

• Masimo Corp (MASI[12]): MASI stock is down 7.4% today.

• Insulet Corp (PODD[13]): PODD stock is down 5.6% today.

• Salix Pharmaceuticals (SLXP[14]): SLXP stock is down 5.0% today.

• Kindred Healthcare (KND[15]): KND stock is down 4.2% today.

• Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY[16]): ALNY stock is down 4.2% today.

• Taro Pharm Inds (TARO[17]): TARO stock is down 2.5% today.

• Mylan Inc (MYL[18]): MYL stock is down 2.2%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Hca Holdings Inc. Common Stock (HCA[19]): HCA stock is down 1.9% today.

• NPS Pharmaceuticals (NPSP[20]): NPSP stock is down 1.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

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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