Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – RDY ABBV SPNC UHS

by Portfolio Grader | August 7, 2014 6:15 pm

Healthcare stocks declined broadly on Wall Street on Thursday, with the sector seeing an overall decline of 1.3%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.5%, the Nasdaq was down 0.3% and the S&P 500 declined 0.5%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

• Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd (RDY[1]): RDY stock is up 0.9% today.

• Abbvie Inc. Common Stock (ABBV[2]): ABBV stock is up 0.7% today.

• The Spectranetics Corp (SPNC[3]): SPNC stock is up 0.7% today.

• Universal Health Services (UHS[4]): UHS stock is up 0.6% today.

• Owens & Minor (OMI[5]): OMI stock is up 0.6%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Techne Corp (TECH[6]): TECH stock is up 0.6% today.

• Exact Sciences Corp (EXAS[7]): EXAS stock is up 0.6%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.

• Ariad Pharmaceuticals (ARIA[8]): ARIA stock is up 0.6% today.

• Taro Pharm Inds (TARO[9]): TARO stock is up 0.3% today.

• Hca Holdings Inc. Common Stock (HCA[10]): HCA stock is up 0.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

• Allergan Inc (AGN[11]): AGN stock is down 3.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Salix Pharmaceuticals (SLXP[12]): SLXP stock is down 2.9% today.

• Hospira Inc (HSP[13]): HSP stock is down 2.8% today.

• Covidien Plc. (COV[14]): COV stock is down 2.6% today on 2 times normal volume.

• United Therapeutics Corp (UTHR[15]): UTHR stock is down 2.5% today.

• St. Jude Medical (STJ[16]): STJ stock is down 2.3% today.

• Examworks Group (EXAM[17]): EXAM stock is down 2.2%, marking the sixth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc (BMRN[18]): BMRN stock is down 2.2% today.

• Shire Plc American Depositary Shares (SHPG[19]): SHPG stock is down 2.1% today on 3 times normal volume.

• Dentsply International Inc (XRAY[20]): XRAY stock is down 2.0% 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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