Healthcare stocks rose broadly on Wall Street so far on Wednesday, with the sector seeing an overall increase of 0.4%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average remained flat, the Nasdaq stayed consistent and the S&P 500 stayed the same.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

• Acorda Therapeutics (ACOR): ACOR stock is up 16.0% today.

• Wuxi Pharmatech [Cayman] Inc (WX): WX stock is up 4.6% today.

• Pacira Pharmaceuticals (PCRX): PCRX stock is up 3.8% today.

• Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (VRX): VRX stock is up 3.3% today.

• Examworks Group (EXAM): EXAM stock is up 2.3% today.

• Luxottica Group S.P.A. (LUX): LUX stock is up 2.2% today.

• Salix Pharmaceuticals (SLXP): SLXP stock is up 1.8% today.

• Anacor Pharmaceuticals (ANAC): ANAC stock is up 1.7% today.

• Exact Sciences Corp (EXAS): EXAS stock is up 1.5% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

• Opko Health Inc (OPK): OPK stock is down 1.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Actavis Inc (ACT): ACT stock is down 0.7% today.

• Smith & Nephew Snats (SNN): SNN stock is down 0.8%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Hms Holdings Corp (HMSY): HMSY stock is down 0.8%, marking the fifth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Mednax Inc (MD): MD stock is down 0.7% today.

• Covance Inc (CVD): CVD stock is down 0.8% today.

• NPS Pharmaceuticals (NPSP): NPSP stock is down 0.6% today.

• Mwi Veterinary Supply (MWIV): MWIV stock is down 0.1% today.

• Fresenius Medical Care Corp (FMS): FMS stock is down 0.5%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• The Spectranetics Corp (SPNC): SPNC stock is down 0.5% 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.