Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – ALNY PBH OPK ENDP

by Portfolio Grader | August 8, 2014 7:00 pm

Healthcare stocks rose broadly on Wall Street today, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 1.2%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed 1.2% higher, the Nasdaq was up 0.7% and the S&P 500 rose 1.2%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

• Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY[1]): ALNY stock is up 3.6% today.

• Prestige Brand Holdings (PBH[2]): PBH stock is up 3.2% today.

• Opko Health Inc (OPK[3]): OPK stock is up 2.8% today.

• Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc (ENDP[4]): ENDP stock is up 2.6% today.

• Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX[5]): NBIX stock is up 2.5% today.

• Thoratec Corp (THOR[6]): THOR stock is up 2.3% today on 5 times normal volume.

• Msa Safety Inc. (MSA[7]): MSA stock is up 2.2% today.

• Haemonetics Corp (HAE[8]): HAE stock is up 2.0% today.

• Varian Medical Systems (VAR[9]): VAR stock is up 2.0% today.

• Heartware International (HTWR[10]): HTWR stock is up 1.9% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

• Conmed Corp (CNMD[11]): CNMD stock is down 1.3%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• China Biologic Products (CBPO[12]): CBPO stock is down 1.2% today.

• Greatbatch (GB[13]): GB stock is down 1.1%, marking the seventh consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Lifepoint Hospitals (LPNT[14]): LPNT stock is down 0.6% today.

• Brookdale Senior Living Inc (BKD[15]): BKD stock is down 0.6%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Chemed Inc (CHE[16]): CHE stock is down 0.5% today.

• Impax Laboratories (IPXL[17]): IPXL stock is down 0.5% today.

• Wuxi Pharmatech [Cayman] Inc (WX[18]): WX stock is down 0.5% today.

• Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (KERX[19]): KERX stock is down 0.4% today.

• Abiomed (ABMD[20]): ABMD stock is down 0.4% 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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