Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – GILD BKD ACOR ISRG

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Healthcare stocks finished up broadly on Wall Street on Thursday, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.1%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.3%, the Nasdaq was up 0.2% and the S&P 500 rose 0.3%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Gilead Sciences (GILD): GILD stock is up 1.5% today.
  • Brookdale Senior Living Inc (BKD): BKD stock is up 1.0% today.
  • Acorda Therapeutics (ACOR): ACOR stock is up 1.0% today.
  • Intuitive Surgical (ISRG): ISRG stock is up 0.9% today.
  • Mednax Inc (MD): MD stock is up 0.9% today.
  • Steris Corp (STE): STE stock is up 0.8% today.
  • Zimmer Holdings (ZMH): ZMH stock is up 0.8% today.
  • Chemed Inc (CHE): CHE stock is up 0.8% today.
  • Allergan Inc (AGN): AGN stock is up 0.8% today.
  • Wright Medical Group (WMGI): WMGI stock is up 0.7% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Puma Biotechnology (PBYI): PBYI stock is down 5.0% today.
  • Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (KERX): KERX stock is down 3.4% today.
  • Isis Pharmaceuticals (ISIS): ISIS stock is down 3.1% today.
  • Icon Plc (ICLR): ICLR stock is down 2.5% today.
  • Idexx Laboratories (IDXX): IDXX stock is down 2.0% today.
  • Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc (BMRN): BMRN stock is down 1.8% today.
  • Parexel International Corp (PRXL): PRXL stock is down 1.4% today.
  • Mannkind Corp (MNKD): MNKD stock is down 1.4% today.
  • Alexion Pharmaceuticals (ALXN): ALXN stock is down 1.3%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

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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.

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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