Healthcare stocks finished flat today on Wall Street.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.3%, the Nasdaq increased 0.2% and the S&P 500 declined 0.3%.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Ptc Therapeutics Inc (PTCT): PTCT stock is up 9.6% today.
- NPS Pharmaceuticals (NPSP): NPSP stock is up 3.9% today.
- United Therapeutics Corp (UTHR): UTHR stock is up 2.5% today and up 23.2% in the last month.
- Opko Health Inc (OPK): OPK stock is up 2.1% today.
- Celldex Therapeutics Inc (CLDX): CLDX stock is up 2.0% today.
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals (PCRX): PCRX stock is up 1.7% today.
- Lifepoint Hospitals (LPNT): LPNT stock is up 1.7% today.
- Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc (LGND): LGND stock is up 1.7% today.
- Myriad Genetics (MYGN): MYGN stock is up 1.5%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Auxilium Pharmaceuticals (AUXL): AUXL stock is up 1.5% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Kindred Healthcare (KND): KND stock is down 1.5% today.
- Luxottica Group S.P.A. (LUX): LUX stock is down 1.4% today.
- Becton Dickinson and Company (BDX): BDX stock is down 0.9%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Carefusion Corp (CFN): CFN stock is down 0.9% today.
- Pfizer Inc (PFE): PFE stock is down 0.8% today.
- Abbvie Inc. Common Stock (ABBV): ABBV stock is down 0.7% today.
- Wuxi Pharmatech [Cayman] Inc (WX): WX stock is down 0.6% today.
- Magellan Health Services (MGLN): MGLN stock is down 0.6% today.
- Brookdale Senior Living Inc (BKD): BKD stock is down 0.5% today.
- C.R. Bard (BCR): BCR 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.
