Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – PRGO WX ISIS TARO

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Healthcare stocks rose 0.6% on Wall Street so far on Thursday.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 0.2%, the Nasdaq pushed 0.1% higher and the S&P 500 was up 0.2%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Perrigo Company (PRGO): PRGO stock is up 6.8% today.
  • Wuxi Pharmatech [Cayman] Inc (WX): WX stock is up 5.2% today.
  • Isis Pharmaceuticals (ISIS): ISIS stock is up 3.0% today.
  • Taro Pharm Inds (TARO): TARO stock is up 2.2% today.
  • Myriad Genetics (MYGN): MYGN stock is up 2.0% today.
  • China Biologic Products (CBPO): CBPO stock is up 1.8% today.
  • Lannett Co Inc (LCI): LCI stock is up 1.6% today.
  • Questcor Pharmaceuticals (QCOR): QCOR stock is up 1.7% today.
  • Kindred Healthcare (KND): KND stock is up 1.6% today.
  • Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (ALNY): ALNY stock is up 1.4% today and up 23.3% in the last month.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Mannkind Corp (MNKD): MNKD stock is down 4.9% today and down 21.1% in the last month.
  • Opko Health Inc (OPK): OPK stock is down 1.5% today.
  • Exact Sciences Corp (EXAS): EXAS stock is down 1.1% today.
  • Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc (LGND): LGND stock is down 0.3% today.
  • Pdl Biopharma (PDLI): PDLI stock is down 0.7% today.
  • Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc (ENDP): ENDP stock is down 0.4% today.
  • Puma Biotechnology (PBYI): PBYI stock is down 0.5% today.
  • Intuitive Surgical (ISRG): ISRG stock is down 0.4% today.
  • Edwards Lifesciences Corp (EW): EW stock is down 0.3% today.
  • Astrazeneca Plc (AZN): AZN stock is down 0.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

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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.


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