Healthcare stocks declined 0.1% on Wall Street so far on Wednesday.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was steady, the Nasdaq stayed the same and the S&P 500 stayed consistent.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Ariad Pharmaceuticals (ARIA): ARIA stock is up 4.0%, marking the seventh consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Celgene Corp (CELG): CELG stock is up 1.5%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Lannett Co Inc (LCI): LCI stock is up 1.5% today.
- Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd (RDY): RDY stock is up 1.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Gilead Sciences (GILD): GILD stock is up 1.2%, marking the ninth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Astrazeneca Plc (AZN): AZN stock is up 1.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Resmed Inc (RMD): RMD stock is up 0.8% today.
- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (VRTX): VRTX stock is up 0.8%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- China Biologic Products (CBPO): CBPO stock is up 0.8% today.
- Hospira Inc (HSP): HSP stock is up 0.9% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Prestige Brand Holdings (PBH): PBH stock is down 3.2% today.
- Idexx Laboratories (IDXX): IDXX stock is down 2.9% today.
- Luxottica Group S.P.A. (LUX): LUX stock is down 2.9% today.
- Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX): NBIX stock is down 2.2% today.
- Kindred Healthcare (KND): KND stock is down 2.2% today.
- Salix Pharmaceuticals (SLXP): SLXP stock is down 2.5% today.
- Insulet Corp (PODD): PODD stock is down 1.8% today.
- Abiomed (ABMD): ABMD stock is down 1.7% today.
- Select Medical Holdings Corp (SEM): SEM stock is down 1.6% today.
- Tornier N.V. (TRNX): TRNX stock is down 1.6% today.
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Editor’s Note: Returns for the fastest-moving stocks listed here are based on share prices 20 minutes prior to publication of this story.
