Healthcare stocks fell 0.2% on Wall Street on Friday morning.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average remained flat, the Nasdaq stayed level and the S&P 500 stayed the same.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (VRTX): VRTX stock is up 4.3% today.
- Hca Holdings Inc. Common Stock (HCA): HCA stock is up 2.0% today.
- Bluebird Bio Inc (BLUE): BLUE stock is up 1.6% today.
- Community Health Systems (CYH): CYH stock is up 1.4% today.
- Kindred Healthcare (KND): KND stock is up 1.1% today.
- Tenet Healthcare Corp (THC): THC stock is up 1.3% today.
- Lannett Co Inc (LCI): LCI stock is up 1.2% today.
- Healthsouth Corp (HLS): HLS stock is up 1.1% today.
- Merck & Company (MRK): MRK stock is up 0.9% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Achillion Pharmaceuticals (ACHN): ACHN stock is down 7.1% today.
- Gilead Sciences (GILD): GILD stock is down 2.9% today.
- Biogen Idec Inc (BIIB): BIIB stock is down 1.9% today.
- Theravance (THRX): THRX stock is down 1.3%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Glaxosmithkline Plc (GSK): GSK stock is down 1.2% today.
- Isis Pharmaceuticals (ISIS): ISIS stock is down 1.1%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Acorda Therapeutics (ACOR): ACOR stock is down 1.1% today.
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals (ALXN): ALXN stock is down 1.1% today.
- Cooper Companies (COO): COO stock is down 0.9%, marking the fourth consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- United Therapeutics Corp (UTHR): UTHR stock is down 1.0%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
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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.
