Healthcare stocks finished up 1.7% on Wall Street today.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.8%, the Nasdaq rose 1.1% and the S&P 500 pushed 0.8% higher.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (VRTX): VRTX stock is up 6.8% today and up 20.5% in the last month.
- Puma Biotechnology (PBYI): PBYI stock is up 4.7% today.
- Kindred Healthcare (KND): KND stock is up 4.6% today.
- Isis Pharmaceuticals (ISIS): ISIS stock is up 4.4% today.
- NPS Pharmaceuticals (NPSP): NPSP stock is up 4.3% today.
- Biogen Idec Inc (BIIB): BIIB stock is up 4.3%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
- Seattle Genetics (SGEN): SGEN stock is up 4.0% today.
- Insulet Corp (PODD): PODD stock is up 4.0% today.
- United Therapeutics Corp (UTHR): UTHR stock is up 3.9% today.
- Cubist Pharmaceuticals (CBST): CBST stock is up 3.7% today.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Medtronic Inc (MDT): MDT stock is down 0.5%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has decreased.
- Mylan Inc (MYL): MYL stock is down 0.4% today.
- Boston Scientific Corp (BSX): BSX stock is down 0.2%, marking the fourth 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.
