Healthcare stocks finished up 0.7% on Wall Street on Friday.
More broadly, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was steady, the Nasdaq was down 1.1% and the S&P 500 was unchanged.
Some of the biggest gainers among healthcare stocks include:
- Astrazeneca Plc (AZN): AZN stock is up 2.7% today.
- Kindred Healthcare (KND): KND stock is up 2.7% today.
- Community Health Systems (CYH): CYH stock is up 2.3% today.
- Theravance (THRX): THRX stock is up 2.0% today.
- Select Medical Holdings Corp (SEM): SEM stock is up 2.0% today.
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals (PCRX): PCRX stock is up 1.9% today.
- NPS Pharmaceuticals (NPSP): NPSP stock is up 1.7% today.
- C.R. Bard (BCR): BCR stock is up 1.6% today.
- Greatbatch (GB): GB stock is up 1.6% today.
- Horizon Pharma Inc (HZNP): HZNP stock is up 1.4%, marking the third consecutive day the stock has increased.
Some of the biggest losers among healthcare stocks include:
- Keryx Biopharmaceuticals (KERX): KERX stock is down 2.9% today.
- Puma Biotechnology (PBYI): PBYI stock is down 2.6% today.
- Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc (ENDP): ENDP stock is down 2.5% today.
- Wuxi Pharmatech [Cayman] Inc (WX): WX stock is down 2.5% today.
- China Biologic Products (CBPO): CBPO stock is down 2.1% today.
- Abbvie Inc. Common Stock (ABBV): ABBV stock is down 1.7% today.
- Align Technology (ALGN): ALGN stock is down 1.6% today.
- The Spectranetics Corp (SPNC): SPNC stock is down 1.6% today.
- Charles River Laboratories Intl (CRL): CRL stock is down 1.6% today.
- Cooper Companies (COO): COO stock is down 1.6% 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.
