Biggest Movers in Healthcare Stocks Now – FMS NVS HSP CNC

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Healthcare stocks finished down on Wall Street today, down 0.3%.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.6%, the Nasdaq fell 0.8% and the S&P 500 declined 0.6%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Fresenius Medical Care Corp (FMS): FMS stock is up 0.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Novartis Ag (NVS): NVS stock is up 0.6% today.
  • Hospira Inc (HSP): HSP stock is up 0.6% today.
  • Centene Corp (CNC): CNC stock is up 0.5%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Thoratec Corp (THOR): THOR stock is up 0.5% today.
  • Sanofi-Aventis Sa (SNY): SNY stock is up 0.5% today.
  • Boston Scientific Corp (BSX): BSX stock is up 0.5% today.
  • Owens & Minor (OMI): OMI stock is up 0.4%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
  • Becton Dickinson and Company (BDX): BDX stock is up 0.4% today on 2 times normal volume.
  • Examworks Group (EXAM): EXAM stock is up 0.3% today.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

  • Incyte Corp (INCY): INCY stock is down 3.6% today.
  • Theravance (THRX): THRX stock is down 3.4% today.
  • Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (KERX): KERX stock is down 3.2% today on 3 times normal volume.
  • Exact Sciences Corp (EXAS): EXAS stock is down 2.7% today.
  • Salix Pharmaceuticals (SLXP): SLXP stock is down 2.6% today.
  • Conmed Corp (CNMD): CNMD stock is down 2.3% today.
  • The Spectranetics Corp (SPNC): SPNC stock is down 2.1% today.
  • Bluebird Bio Inc (BLUE): BLUE stock is down 2.0% today.
  • Cubist Pharmaceuticals (CBST): CBST stock is down 2.0% today.
  • Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX): NBIX stock is down 1.9% 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.


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