Hottest Healthcare Stocks Now – EXAS ACHN HALO CLDX

by Portfolio Grader | September 3, 2014 2:00 pm

Healthcare stocks advanced 0.6% on Wall Street on Wednesday morning.

More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.3%, the Nasdaq stayed consistent and the S&P 500 increased 0.3%.

Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:

• Exact Sciences Corp (EXAS[1]): EXAS stock is up 7.6% today and up 45.4% in the last month.

• Achillion Pharmaceuticals (ACHN[2]): ACHN stock is up 5.0% today and up 81.4% in the last month.

• Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO[3]): HALO stock is up 5.1% today.

• Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX[4]): CLDX stock is up 3.9% today and up 23.2% in the last month.

• Quest Diagnostics Inc (DGX[5]): DGX stock is up 2.0% today.

• Icon Plc (ICLR[6]): ICLR stock is up 2.0% today.

• Luxottica Group S.P.A. (LUX[7]): LUX stock is up 1.7% today.

• Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc (ACAD[8]): ACAD stock is up 1.4% today and up 30.4% in the last month.

• The Medicines Company (MDCO[9]): MDCO stock is up 1.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.

Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:

• Hms Holdings Corp (HMSY[10]): HMSY stock is down 10.2%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.

• Clovis Oncology Inc (CLVS[11]): CLVS stock is down 6.8% today.

• Pdl Biopharma (PDLI[12]): PDLI stock is down 2.9% today.

• Select Medical Holdings Corp (SEM[13]): SEM stock is down 1.4% today.

• Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (VRX[14]): VRX stock is down 1.0% today.

• Mannkind Corp (MNKD[15]): MNKD stock is down 1.1% today.

• United Therapeutics Corp (UTHR[16]): UTHR stock is down 0.9% today.

• China Biologic Products (CBPO[17]): CBPO stock is down 1.0% today.

• Salix Pharmaceuticals (SLXP[18]): SLXP stock is down 0.9% today.

• Pacira Pharmaceuticals (PCRX[19]): PCRX stock is down 0.7% today.

For more information on the best stocks to buy[20] right now, check out the latest commentary on InvestorPlace.com[21].

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[22].

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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