Healthcare stocks declined 0.3% on Wall Street so far on Tuesday.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.2%, the Nasdaq declined 0.1% and the S&P 500 fell 0.2%.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Icu Medical (ICUI): ICUI stock is up 2.3% today.
- Fresenius Medical Care Corp (FMS): FMS stock is up 1.1% today.
- Sanofi-Aventis Sa (SNY): SNY stock is up 1.1% today.
- China Biologic Products (CBPO): CBPO stock is up 0.7% today.
- Novartis Ag (NVS): NVS stock is up 0.6% today.
- Anacor Pharmaceuticals (ANAC): ANAC stock is up 0.1%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Wuxi Pharmatech [Cayman] Inc (WX): WX stock is up 0.4% today.
- Tornier N.V. (TRNX): TRNX stock is up 0.2% today.
- Johnson & Johnson (JNJ): JNJ stock is up 0.3% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Seattle Genetics (SGEN): SGEN stock is down 5.2% today.
- Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc (ACAD): ACAD stock is down 3.2% today.
- Achillion Pharmaceuticals (ACHN): ACHN stock is down 3.2% today.
- Acorda Therapeutics (ACOR): ACOR stock is down 3.0% today.
- Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX): NBIX stock is down 3.0% today.
- Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO): HALO stock is down 3.0% today.
- Ptc Therapeutics Inc (PTCT): PTCT stock is down 2.7% today.
- Clovis Oncology Inc (CLVS): CLVS stock is down 2.7% today.
- Isis Pharmaceuticals (ISIS): ISIS stock is down 2.3% today.
- Theravance (THRX): THRX stock is down 2.4% 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.
